Cittaslow İznik: A Day in Slow City
Read the Cittaslow membership of Iznik from a logo; through local production, lake coast, tile craft and walking city experience.
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Cittaslow is an international network that defends the creation of a more qualified casual life by preserving the local character rather than interconnecting cities. The membership of Iznik offers a framework for evaluation of historical environmental, lake ecosystem, olives, tile production and small-scale urban life.
Slow city idea doesn’t mean that it doesn’t expect without anything. It means to walk shorter distances, to recognize the local manufacturer, not to consume monuments like a quick checklist and reduce the effect on the natural environment. A good Cittaslow day in İznik starts with more careful experience at less stops.
Morning: Keep The City Walking
Start in Istanbul Gate or Lefke Gate and walk to the center. Watch the ancient main axles makes the street scale, bazaar and neighborhood transitions different from the monument to the vehicle.
Give a short break around Hagia Sophia; take time to read the Byzantine and Ottoman layers in the same structure. Check out the guide notes of two or three structures you choose instead of finishing all monuments per day.
Lunch: Burning Living Chinese Production
Süleyman Pasha Medresesi and workshops around indicate that the local craft is not only exhibited in the museum. Respect for the work area of masters, ask for permission to monitor the production process or take photos.
When choosing a product, it is not only to pattern, who produces, which technique is used and also worth the information about the baking process. Thus, shopping turns into a more conscious relationship established with the craft from a quick gift item decision.
On the evening: Pass on Lake Ritmine
Walk on the lake coast and take time on the beach line before sunset. The air, wind and water level produce a different coastal experience of each season; instead of jamming a single photo point, follow the changing landscape throughout the walk.
Take the floor with you when making a picnic or break, do not enter the areas of sazness and protection. The natural environmental size of the Cittaslow approach requires experience leaving it much less than consuming beautiful landscape.
Small Decisions For A Slow Day
Move refillable water bottle, leave the tool in short distances and ask seasonal products in the choice of eating. Plan a flexible walk instead of a solid program connected to a single dükkâna because businesses can change.
Slowly experience İznik means seeing the city not only with its history, but with today’s residents, manufacturers and natural surroundings. What remains in mind in return should be connected with the number of stops, the stone, the tile and the lake.
before setting off
- ◆Choose to walk in short distances.
- ◆Ask for photo and working area in workshops.
- ◆Do not waste on the ground.
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