Culture, design & architecture

Bayezid II’s silk han of 1491, built around a courtyard with a raised prayer room at its centre. Silk shops and cafés fill its arcades today.

The tombs of the first two Ottoman rulers on the hill by the clock tower, with views over the city towards Uludağ.

Housed in the Green Madrasa beside the Green Mosque; tiles, calligraphy, woodwork and costume.

A covered bridge of 1442 lined with small shops over the Gökdere stream, rebuilt in 1949 and restored in 2004.

A 700-year-old Ottoman village at the foot of Uludağ with around 270 protected houses, many still lived in. Cars are kept out of the lanes.

Shadow puppets of Karagöz and Hacivat, the Turkish comic duo that legend ties to Bursa.

The story of the city, its trades and daily life; a good warm introduction on a wet day.

A museum of the textile industry in a former wool factory, fitting for a city built on silk and cloth.

An 8.8 km gondola from Teferrüç (395 m) to the Uludağ hotels zone (1,870 m), via Kadıyayla and Sarıalan, in about 22 minutes. Rebuilt in 2013, replacing a 1963 cable car.

The great mountain above the city, a national park whose highest peak, Kartaltepe, reaches 2,543 m.