11 Comments Once we leave the lakeside of Egidir, the smooth surface of the D330 take us further in to the Western Taurus Mountains. Eventually we turn […]
Ancient City
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15 Comments The richest and most striking of the Assyrian Orthodox monasteries is Deyrulzafaran. Set 10 kilometres from Mardin and just twenty minutes drive along the main […]
Day 50: Saffron Monastery & Honey Coloured City, Mardin
15 Comments We set off along the D955 and through the pale cream dust on our windscreen we can see the endless landscape. Relatively mellow yellow with […]