Çekirge is a neighborhood a little ways outside of the historic city center of Bursa. The area is mostly residential but has a few historic places worth visiting.
Beylerbeyi Palace (Beylerbeyi Sarayı) is a magnificent Ottoman palace under the Bosporus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located in the village of Beylerbeyi.
Kadıköy is a neighborhood of the eponymous district on the Asian side of Istanbul. It surrounds one of the city’s busiest transportation hubs.
Moda is a pleasant neighborhood in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul. It’s located just south of the center of Kadıköy.
Victory Avenue (Calea Victoriei) is a historic street that leads north from the heart of Bucharest. My posts about Old Town and Revolution Square cover a lot of the sights along the street. This entry covers some other sights between Revolution Square and Victory Square.
Revolution Square (Piața Revoluției) in Bucharest was the site of brutal dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu’s infamous final speech on December 21, 1989, during the Romanian Revolution.
Grand Square (Piaţa Mare) is the best place to start exploring Sibiu’s historic city center. It’s the largest and most important square in town.
Nessebar is a UNESCO World Heritage site because it contains a wealth of medieval churches in the historic city. A few were built by the Byzantines and others are in the Byzantine style built by the Bulgarians.
Burgas doesn’t have many intriguing sights in the city center, but what it lacks in attractions it makes up for with charm.
Kavarna (Каварна) is a small Black Sea resort town in northeastern Bulgaria. Although I didn’t make it as far as the beach, I stopped and took a quick look at the town on my way to visit nearby Cape Kaliakra.