Mardin, the tale city of Turkey. As a word, it means ‘the castles’. In ancient times, it used by so many different nations. Because of its landscapes, it was one of the best places for people to hide and defend themselves during the wars. Today when you walking around the Mardin, you can smell the history between these narrow streets. The stone Mesapotamia houses take you to the other times. The biggest reason for this the
12 thousand years history of the city. Also, because its unique and wisely architectural understanding was shaped by Persian culture, you can feel a warm wind
in every small street.
During this long history, it hosted too many different religions. That’s why today there are too many sanctuaries for various beliefs. You can see all of these beliefs’ history in Mardin. It blends too many cultures within its borders from Persian culture to Ottoman Culture. The most famous thing about Mardin is its endless flat that called Mesopotamia. On foggy days it looks like a sea if you do not look very carefully. You
will feel the peerless atmosphere of the city when you walking around the streets full of stone houses.
Mardin has really great opportunities for photographers with its history, architecture, and Mesopotamia flats. Traditional photography and landscape photography of these streets, local people, stone houses, too many churches, and mosques. One other famous thing of Mardin is its pigeons. Every sunset hundreds of pigeons sailing on this historical architecture. You should not miss this visual feast.
Mardin probably has the most delicious cuisine in Turkey! It is a perfect city for the people who like to eat different kinds of meals, taste the most interesting flavors. Especially in special Turkish Nights in Mardin, you can eat the delicious traditional cuisine meals and live the Turkish Culture with local entertainments. You can taste the special local wine of Mardin too. Also, you can find the best Turkish Coffee here!
For the ones who like to discover different places and different cultures, Mardin is a very good place to understand too many different cultures at the same time! You can shop on its long streets that full of wine shops, traditional local soap shops, and hand made filigree gift of jewelry! Let's book your place at Mardin photography tours now.
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Written by Nuri ÇORBACIOĞLU E-mail: [email protected] Instagram: @nuricorbacioglu WhatsApp: +90 505 469 33 59 Cumhuriyet Mah. Atatürk Blv. No: 70/4 Ürgüp Nevşehir – Turkey
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