Thirty-six kilometers from Bursa is Uludag, the largest center for winter sports in Turkey and offers a variety of activities, accommodation and entertainment. The slopes are easily reached by car or cable car (teleferik). December to May is the best time for skiing, although the area, Uludag National Park, is well worth a visit at any time of the year for the lovely views and wonderful fresh air.

A seaside resort town 25km. from Bursa, Mudanya's fine fish restaurants and night clubs are popular with the residents of Bursa. The Armictice Museum is also worth a visit. Just 12km. from Mudanya, Zeytinbagi (Tirilye) exemplifies the architecture and layout of a typical Turkish town.

The Gulf of Gemlik, 29km from Bursa has wide sandy beaches, of which Armutlu and Kumla are the favorites.
 

Gemlik

Mudanya, Trilya

Formerly known as Nicaea, Iznik lies at the eastern tip of lake Iznik, to the south of Izmit. The city was founded in 316 BC by Antigonas, one of the generals of Alexander the Great and then taken by another general, Lysimachus, who named the city "Nicaea" for his wife. later the city fell to the Bithynian Kingdom and was bequeathed to Rome in 128 BC. After playing its role as an important Roman and then later Byzantine city, it fell to the Seljuks in 1078 and passed on to the Ottomans in 1331. The Roman theater was built by Trajan (249 - 251). On the shore of lake Iznik stands the Roman Senate, where the first Council of Nicea took place in 325. In the center of the yown is the Church of St. Sophia, used by other councils was in 745 over iconoclasm, the role of icons in worship. 
 

Iznik Archeology Museum

Yesil Mosque, Iznik

The  "Baptisterium" has a cupola over the baptistry. The Ottomans converted this church into the Orhan Mosque. Another church is the 6th century "Komesis" Church built for the ascension of the virgin. Iznik stands along with Jeruselam, Ephesus and the vatican in importance in the Christian world. It is still a small town which does not seem to have exceeded its original 4227 meters of Roman walls with their 114 towers. the four gates which alowed access to the city still stand. In the 16th and 17th centuries, Iznik was the center of exquisite ceramic ware production which made an important decorative contribution to mosques and palaces throughout Turkey. A museum displays the finds of nearby excavations. Among the important Islamic buildings in town, be sure to visit the turquoise tiled Yesil Mosque and the Nilufer Hatun Imarethanesi, After exploring the sights, the lakeside fish restaurants provide delicious food and a relaxing atmosphere. Five kilometers from Iznik in the Elbeyli village there is a 5th century catacomb and an obelisk 15.5m high built by Cassius Philiscus.

Yenisehir, 40 km. northeast of Bursa, is filled with many interesting and lovely old Turkish houses. The 18th century Semaki Mansion, now restored as a museum, is open to visitors.