Facts about Turkey

Welcome to La Vita Bella Marmaris

		Facts about Turkey • Santa Claus, or St Nicholas as he was originally known, was born in Patara, Turkey around 300AD. • Agatha Christie wrote ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ in Room 411 of the Pera Palace, Istanbul’s top hotel. • Tulips come from Turkey and were only exported to Holland in the 17th century. • Croissants, which allegedly got their name from the shape of the Islamic crescent. • Hannibal is buried in Gebze on the Sea of Marmara, south east of Istanbul • Marmaris is originally a Greek word meaning glittering and shining. • 38 kms from Datça at the end of the peninsula is the Carian city of Knidos, which it is said, was built for the most beautiful Goddess, Aphrodite, on this most beautiful peninsula. • Sultaniye Thermal Springs (on the south side of the lake in Dalyan) are one of the most important spa waters in Europe and the world, for its higher mineral content, and rich radioactivity.

Welcome to La Vita Bella Marmaris