The villagers typically dress themselves in traditional attire and make their own breads as their forefathers did, leading a lifestyle similar to that of the Ottoman era.
Their neighbourhood relationships, as well as their reception of the visitors, reflect the traditional Turkish hospitality.
The village is at the outskirts of Mount Uludağ, the ancient Mysian Olympus, where fantastic natural beauty extends all around.
A breakfast with the locally baked walnut bread, gözleme (flat pastry with fillings, baked on hotplates), various cheeses and jams served with raspberry sherbet, followed by a stroll along the cobble stone streets lined with various coloured houses, can easily make you forget the worries associated with the city life.
During your visit to Cumalıkızık you will feel as if you are travelling back in time and walking in the narrow alleys lined with timber-built houses and monumental trees in an Ottoman village which existed for hundreds of years.
Whichever is your principal destination to visit, be it Istanbul or Bursa, Cumalıkızık is easily accessible and worth a visit.
