Turkish Riviera, the Turquoise Coast

FRANCFORT, Allemagne, January 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Plus de 56 millions de passagers à l'Aéroport de Francfort en 2011 - premier mois de décembre à dépasser les4 millions de passagers L'Aéroport de Francfort (FRA) a terminé l'année 2011 avec une fois de plus des rapports de trafic historiques. Pour la première fois, le FRA a desservi plus de quatre millions de passagers pendant un mois de décembre. Un total de 4,35 millions de passagers en décembre 2011 qui représentait une augmentation de 12,2 % en glissement annuel. De nouveaux records pour un mois de décembre ont également été enregistrés pour les déplacements aériens et les masses maximales au décollage (MTOW). Les déplacements aériens au FRA ont grimpé de 12,3 %, totalisant 38 326 décollages et atterrissages en décembre 2011, tandis que les MTOW ont augmenté de 5,6 %, atteignant 2,29 millions de tonnes métri... (more)

The Ancient City of Perge

From the Turkish Riviera Magazine Perge, originally, a Hellenistic settlement, later developed into a thriving Roman city, is a historicist's delight. Situated only 18 km from Antalya in the Pamphylia plain, Perge has a long legacy (almost from 1500 B.C.) to narrate with its initial inhabitants being the Hittites. Its importance also lies in the fact that the ruins of the Roman city provides a very complete picture of the past, thus making it archaeologically invaluable. However, even if you are wondering how an archaeologically fertile site could ever interest you, you should ... (more)

From Athens to OOPA! Seven Days in Turkey & Greece

Graduate student Laura Albers decided last year to spend her summer this year traveling Europe and she made it her personal mission to convince her sister and two best friends to join her on the journey. Lucky for Laura, they didn’t take too much convincing. They met up on the other side of the globe for a holiday in Greece. This is their story…   Day 1: Arrival in Athens My friend Katie and I land in Athens in the early afternoon and wait for the arrival of our two co-voyagers – which takes nearly the entire day, but by the end of it we’re together, the four of us, and are finally... (more)

The Lycian Way

From the Turkish Riviera Magazine Lycia is the historical name of the Tekke peninsula on the southern coast of Turkey in the Mediterranean sea. It is a place where steep mountains rise directly from the sea, woody coasts, small but lovely bays mostly accessible by the sea, beautiful views and very suitable for trekking.  The Lycian cities in the history were democratic and their people were of independent nature. They developed a unique art style, and a high standard of living. They absorbed the Greek culture, and later were conquered by the Romans. Their graves and ruins abound... (more)

Priene, the Ancient Holy City of Ionia

From the Turkish Riviera Magazine The city of Priene, an Ionian settlement, was laid out on Mount Mycale (Samsun) and contained many famous examples of Hellenistic art and architecture. The original location of the city has never been found but it was probably a peninsula with two harbors. The ruins are from the new city built in the 4th century BC. It is a small city with 4 or 5 thousand inhabitants and not of great political significance even if it shared the same history with the other Ionian cities. The city is mainly organized in four districts, the political (bouleuterion ... (more)