Known as "Green Bursa", the city is filled with gardens and parks and overlooks a verdant plain. It is at the center of an important fruit growing region. Bursa was and is still famus for its peaches, silk trade, towel manufacture and thermal springs. Make a point to try the locally-created Iskender Kebap, a dish of bread, tomato sauce, strips of grilled meat, melted butter and yogurt. Candied chestnuts are another regional speciality.

Carvanserai

A tour of the city beginsin the eastern section at the Yesil turbe (Green Mausoleum). Set in a garden and distinguished by its exterior paneling of tiles, the mausoleum holds the tiled cenotaph of Sultan Mehmet 1. Across the street, the Yesil Mosque of 1424 relects the new ottoman, as opposed to Seljuk, aesthetic. A medrese nearby complates the complex and is also home to the Ethnography Museum. Before exploring this area, stop for a glass of tea in one of the traditional tea houses. Going uphill, to the east, you pass by the Emir Sultan Mosque in its delightful setting and after walking through a district of old houses you reach the Yildirim Beyazit Mosque (1391).
 

Sogut Ertugrul Gazi Mausoleum	Bursa
Now make your wayto Cumhuriyet Square (known locally as heykel) and stroll along Ataturk Avenue to koza park where outdoor cafes are set among flowers and fountains. At the back of the park, a long building, the Koza Han (1490), houses the silk cocoon trade. From here you proceed to the covered bazaar area, with its narrow streets, caravanserais and bedesten. On the other side of Koza Park satnds one of Bursa's oldest religious buildings, the Orhan Gazi Mosque, built in 1413. Nearby is the large Ulu Mosque, constructed in the Seljuk style.	Koza Han
A finely carved walnut mimber (speaker's platform) and impressive calligraphic panels decorate the mosque. The sadirvan (ablutionary fountain) lies uncharacteristicly within the mosque itself under the ceiling of twenty domes.	Silk cocoons

Walking west from the Ulu Mosque you arrive at Hisar, an old and picturesque quarter of Bursa. In the park that overlooks the valley are the mausoleums of Osman, the founder of the Ottoman Empire and his son Orhan Gazi, who commanded the army that conquered Bursa. The cafes of the Tophane offer a good place to stop for refreshment. It nearby Ressamlar Sokak (Painters' Street), local artists work in the open air. At the Yildiz Park Tea Gardens in the Muradiye quarter, you get a superb view of the Muradiye complex. The compound, in a tranquil park-like setting, contains the Mosque of Sultan Murat II (1426) built in the style of the Yesil Mosque and the tombs of Murat II, Sehzade Cem and Sehzade Mustafa. These contain some of the loveliest decoration and tile work. The nearby Ottoman House Museum is in a restored 17th century dwelling that provides an interesting glimpse into the lives of wealthy Ottomans.

Other places of interest in Bursa include the Culture Park with the Bursa Archeological Museum and the Ataturk Museum on the road to Cekirge.
 

Cekirge Hot Springs	The western suburb of Cekirge has been known since Roman times for its warm springs rich in minerals. Many modern hotels have thermal bath facilities or you can also visit the old hamams. Yeni kaplica (New Spring) was built in 1552 by Rustem Pasa, the Grand Vizier Suleyman the Magnificent.
Iskender Kebap	The Eski Kaplica (Old Spring), built on the site of the original Byzantine baths, is the oldest bath. The karamustafa Pasabaths are reputed to have the best hot mineral waters in the area. Buildings of interest in Cekirge include the Mosque and Mausoleum of Murat I and the tomb of Suleyman celebi, areligious poet.  The monument to Karagoz commemorates the character whose humorous antics are immortalized in Turkish shadow puppet theater.