Weekend getaways from Istanbul
5 places within about 3 hours of Istanbul, closest first. Locals go to get out of town, and visitors can add one to a city trip. Get there by car, by ferry or by plane.
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5 getaways, closest first
- 1 hr 15 minby plane Cappadocia Fairy chimneys, cave hotels and hot-air balloons at dawn.
- 1 hr 30 minby ferry Princes' Islands Car-free islands with wooden mansions and pine forests in the Sea of Marmara.
- 2 hrby car Ağva A village where two rivers meet the Black Sea.
- 2 hrby car Sapanca A lake ringed by forested hills and bungalows.
- 2 hr 30 minby ferry Bursa Ottoman mosques, silk bazaars, İskender kebab and Uludağ ski resort.
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