Bursa, İznik, Trilye, Mudanya, Gölyazı Tour / 1-Night Hotel Stay

First, we visit the Mudanya Armistice House Museum, the building where the Armistice of Mudanya was signed, originally built in the late 19th century for the Russian-born Aleksander Ganyanof. Next, we explore the Kumkaya Church, constructed during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV Porphyrogenitus. After photographing the Tahir Pasha Mansion, one of the finest examples of Ottoman-era houses in Mudanya, we head to Trilye (Zeytinbağı). In Trilye, once a Greek settlement, we visit the Fatih Mosque, the Kemerli Church—famous for being the first church in history to feature paintings on its walls—the Dündar House (formerly the Yohannes Church), and the Taş Mektep, a stone school originally built as a priest’s academy and serving as a school until the 1980s. After these visits, our guests enjoy lunch at our seaside fish restaurant. Following lunch, those interested take a shopping break for Trilye olives—among the finest table olives grown in Turkey—before heading to Lake Uluabat. We begin our exploration of Lake Uluabat from the picturesque village of Gölyazı, nestled along its shores. We enjoy tea under a 450-year-old plane tree in the village square, stroll through narrow cobblestone alleys lined with Albanian-style pavements, and walk along the ancient town walls. Afterwards, we transfer to our hotel in either Bursa or Mudanya for dinner and overnight stay.