http://www.letsgoturkey.org Travel To Turkey Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:31:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seleucia (Pieria Samandag), 20 km south west of Antakya. At the village of Magaracik or rather 4 km north east of the village important Neolithic remains have been discovered. Seleucia Pieria is the first of the four sister towns founded by Seleucos I Nicator in northern Syria (with Antioch, Apamea and ... http://www.letsgoturkey.org/information/seleucia.html This site is 433 km south of Antakya, near Yayladagi. In the Hittite period it was regarded as a holy place and it retained this character in the ages that followed. "The sailors came there to pray to Zeus before setting out to sea. In 300 B.C. Seleucos Nicator came there ... http://www.letsgoturkey.org/information/mount-cassius-and-the-castle-of-cursat.html Finally, we can get to Bursa by Bandırma, the route taken by the İstanbul İzmir railway line. The road (120 km) takes us along the shores of Lake Apolyont still half wild, with large flocks of migratory birds and gives us a view of Lake Manyas. The route by Bandirma ... http://www.letsgoturkey.org/information/bandirma.html