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AEGEAN REGION - Museums
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Museums of Aegean Region have many
archeological facts and myths associated with them. The more museums
you explore, the more interest develops in you to find out and
discover other facts about the people who used to rule in Turkey.
Turkey’s Aegean Region has a lot of historical locations waiting for
the tourists, archeologists and the holidaymakers to discover and
learn the facts about the past. The artifacts, miniatures and items
used by the old Turks are certainly really interesting to explore.
When you will come to explore Aegean Region, you will get to hear a
lot about various museums and historical sites of the region. You
will get attracted and you would certainly want to explore each and
every museum and site to learn history.
Those people who are into historical type of vacations always select
such places where they can learn about the history and various myths
from the past. Don’t worry, your visit to Turkey can also be made
exciting as you can explore a number of historical sites and museums
in this country.
When you come to Turkey, visiting the Aegean Region and exploring
its wonderful historical locations will definitely be a treat for
you. There are plenty of places in the Aegean Region that tell the
facts of the past and it must be said that the beauty of the
buildings of the museums and the artifacts that have been preserved
from the past had always attracted tourism Turkey.
The Archeological Museum located in Konak Square is place where you
can find a number of antique pieces from the past. It also has the
statues of Demeter and Poseidon. Other than this, another museum
next to the Archeological Museum is the Ethnography Museum. This
place has the antique carpets, camel bridles and their costumes,
folkloric artifacts and carpets of the ancient time.
The famous Ataturk Museum is one of the oldest museums of Turkey. It
contains the photographs of Ataturk as well as one of his personal
items. If you want to see the work of the famous Turkish painters
and calligraphists, then for that you can visit the Fine Arts Museum
in Konak. Another art museum of Turkey that has paintings from the
20th century is the Seljuk Yasar Art Museum.
If you want to learn about the historical preservations of Turkey,
then for that you can visit the Natural History Museum. A museum
that attracts many archeologists from far off places is the Odemis
Archeological Museum. You can also visit the Tire Archeological
Museum located in Izmir at the eastern region for learning more
about Turkey’s archeology.
There are plenty of places in the Aegean Region that you must visit
for learning the history and the culture of the older civilizations
that used to be a part of Turkey in the old times.
One more archeological museum in Aegean Region is the Canakkale
archeological museum. Plenty of restaurants and cafes are there near
this museum where you can enjoy a nice meal too. The Kutahya
archeological museum that was built in the 14th century was also an
educational place. You can find tiles, relics and ethnographia from
the Ottoman era there.
Another museum that was also an educational place is the Mansia
archeological museum. The Kaftanic House Museum is a place that
displays carpets and rugs of Usak. It is said that this museum was
the former residence of Ataturk.
An Open Air Museum in the town of Dinar is also one interesting
museum that you must not miss visiting. Such museums are hardly
found in other countries. Many other folkloric and theatrical
museums are also found in the Aegean Region that have interesting
stories to tell. The more you will visit different museums, the more
historical myths and their artifacts you will be able to see.
It must be said that when you visit Turkey, you will find many
locations and attractions that will attract themselves towards you
and you would wish to explore each and everything.
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The provinces located in the
Aegean Region are:
Afyon
Aydin
Denizli
Kutahya
Manisa
Mugla
Usak
Izmir
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