Turkey sits on the seam between Europe and Asia and travels like both. Istanbul's mosques, markets and Bosphorus ferries are the usual starting point, followed by the cave hotels and balloon flights of Cappadocia, the classical sites at Ephesus and the sailing coast around Fethiye and Bodrum.
Spring and autumn are the most comfortable seasons; we pair Turkey easily with Greece or Jordan.
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