Understand
Aegean coast of Turkey is lined by a succession of modern cities with palm-lined avenues and liberal attitudes, towns with old quarters that are filled with elegant turn of the 20th century neo-classical architecture, and ruins of what were once major powers of the Mediterranean in ancient times; all backed by fertile valleys and hills, sides of which are dotted with picturesque villages and large oliveyardsâwhich help to make Turkey one of the biggest producers of olive oil in the world. It's little wonder that much of ancient art and philosophyâfrom Aristotle to Homer, many were citizens of cities along this coastâwas developed in this land of wine and honey, which has a favourable climate year round.
