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Two Day Slow Trips in İznik

August 27, 20261 min readIznik Expedition Team

A balanced program that distributes history, tile and lake experience to two quiet days without consuming the Monument list.

In this article3
  1. 01First day: city
  2. 02Second day: craft
  3. 03Lake final

Two days offer an ideal framework to read İznik without rushing. On the first day, the city plan and monuments, the second day of the tile to separate the lake to the surroundings, creates a breath between the periods.

You can reverse the program according to the opening hours. The aim is not to go to each stand, but to experience nearby spaces in meaningful clusters.

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First day: city

Walking from Istanbul Gate to Hagia Sophia; in the afternoon, complete the ancient plan with the İznik Museum and Yenişehir Gate environment.

02

Second day: craft

Go to the architectural workshop by following Green Mosque, Chinese Ovens and Süleyman Pasha Medresesi.

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03

Lake final

Leave the end of the second day to the beach instead of adding the coast on both days; keep the leisure time flexible according to the weather and rest requirement.

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