Mardin is called as “the necklace of the night, and the stroll of the day” with houses planned tightly and appearing to be crowding around on each other.

Mardin offers a tasty cuisine with local spices, meat-fruit dishes and local herbs; and is becoming more famous each day due to Gastronomy Tourism.

Over 200 different varieties of soaps are produced from the local herbs. Visitors have a lot of interest in the locally produced soaps with their colors and scents.

Leyli is an entertainment offering the regional Reyhani folk dances and delivering traditions to the next generations.

Mardin Stone Houses use the yellow calcerous stone quarried extensively in the region, avoid using wood save for doors, window frames and mezzanines where it is necessary to use wood.

Watch over the endless Mesopotamia Valley from the historical city just below the Mardin Citadel. After this magnificent scenery, walk in to a restaurant while exploring the narrow streets of the city and order yourself an elaborate breakfast.