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Extract from the Iznik Travel Guides:
Tucked away at the eastern end of the lake which bears its name, the sleepy little town of
IZNIK
boasts extensive, well-preserved ruins. Originally the ancient Greek city of Nicaea, as a Christian centre it later gave its name to the Nicene Creed which affirmed the divinity of Christ. When Istanbul fell to the Crusaders in 1204, Nicaea became the Byzantine capital. Under the Ottomans, the city became a centre for ceramic production, an art which has been recently revived. Orientation is easy thanks to the Hellenistic grid street-plan, and you're free to wander the length of the Byzantine city walls which enclose almost everything of in...
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