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Pro
The nearest seaside from Ankara
Con
Mediocre beach (if it's the beach you're after)
In a nutshell
THE EYE OF THE WORLD
Barış Akarsu monument
June.b Says: a statue holding a guitar overlooking the bay beside 2 glass-encased motorcycles and a small nook containing his memorabilia is amasra's home-grown talent - Barış Akarsu.Born June 29, 1979 Baris was a Turkish rock musician and actor who became famous in 2004 after...
June.b Says: Small as the town itself, the museum of amasra is still worth visiting. The collection is displayed in about 4 rooms and some statue heads and other stuff kept inside a glass encase along the corridors. entrance is i think 5 or 3 lira only, so it's worth to checkout.
Swim the cold water in september
June.b Says: i was taking my breakfast at this nice restaurant overlooking the ocean and below it is a small port for small boats. then, i saw this not-so-young man dive and swim his way upto about a kilometer passing around the water platform in the middle of the sea.at around 50y/o...
June.b Says: late afternoons, you'll find people, mostly, families, along the port - or even at rocky places, trying their luck to catch fish.it may juz be a hobby as i noticed when it's over, they are selecting the bigger fish and most of the others are being thrown out of the water...
June.b Says: from the window of the pension where i stayed, there's a nice view of the rabbit island, and it's clearer standing at the rocky promontory just few steps down the house....and a really great view of the island can be seen from the top of the Boztepe as you can see the full...
June.b Says: standing at the town near the sea where some alfresco restaurants are lining up the seaside at tugut isik cadessi, i saw this figure face of a man on the hill looking up, it's a big one so no one will miss it. i went up and found myself in one of the walls of the castle with...
restaurants at gen. mithat ceylan cad.: seafoods
June.b Says: i don't know why i did not bother to read the names of every restaurants, nevertheless, they offer almosty the same variety of food, so i dine in at one of those big ones juz along the gen. mithat ceylan cad facing the sea and people dining are all locals - both from amasra...
Kucuk Liman Cad: Breakfast with a view
June.b Says: i got tired after wandering around town when i arrived early morning in amasra, so waiting for the availability of a room at one hotel (which didn't become available in the end), i went inside a retaurant for breakfast, as usual the only available food at that early morn is...
Floating Fish Sandwich Boat: Fish Sandwich
June.b Says: pretty much the same as the one near the galata bridge in istanbul, the floating boat selling fish sandwich in amasra can be found at the end of the bigger bay in Gen. Mithat Ceylan cad., facing the sea it's on your left and far end, right before the start of the...
Karadeniz Aile Pide Salonu: delicious pide
June.b Says: along the street near the belediye (municipality) building, you'll find tables and chairs on the side pavement of the street and opposite it are about 3 stalls of small restos serving pide, hot food, soup, breakfast, kremit and güveç, etc.I like their pide with the meat and...
istanbul to amasra - by metro turizm bus
June.b Says: i took the tram and metro from beyazid to the central bus station in esenler not knowing where exactly to go. then i found myself buying a ticket to amasra though i was contemplating on going to egirdir. anyhoo, i was happy with my choice. fare at metro turizm bus is TL30...
amasra to istanbul - ozemniyet bus
June.b Says: i heard this ozemniyet bus company goes all the way to amasra - that, i cannot confirm as i didn't see any big bus in amasra - only dolmush - maybe i'm wrong and i didn't have the time.coming back to istanbul, i took the Ozemniyet bus, but as usual i took the 11PM dolmush to...
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Amasra is always related with fish. It is because it is a town on the coast. Most of the locals are fishermen. There is always fresh fish. Many people from inner lands sometimes just drive all the way long to eat good fish by the sea. As a result, there are many fish restaurants in the town. It is customary to check the prices or even bargain for the prices before you choose your restaurant. It is a very competitive market so feel free to bargain.
Updated Jul 16, 2009
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If you are driving to or around Amasra, you may come across different animals: It may be a herd of coes blocking the street or a donkey who decided to cross the street suddenly or a mule sunbathing in the middle of the road. You have to turn many times when driving so keep it slow!
Written Jul 16, 2009
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When shopping in the Cekiciler Bazaar or checking the fish prices before entering a fish restaurant, bargaining is a tradition. Never go for the first price you are told. If you try bargaining and you are told that bargaining is not possible, just keep walking. You'll see that they will invite you back. There is perfect competition in Amasra's restaurants and shops in the bazaar. It may a bit difficult to bargain in English but you can always write the price you'd pay for on a piece of paper:)
Written Jul 16, 2009
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: sumthin i was not prepared when leaving a moderately cold istanbul in september, i arrived in amasra with a very light sweatshirt and juz 1 piece. it was foggy in bartin and seriously cold and my sweatshirt can't cope up with the freezing weather.
so don't forget to bring jackets. except maybe during the summer months of july-august.
Written Oct 11, 2009
Pinat Says: During our two day stay in Amasra, one of the locals advised us to drive to Kurucasile for lunch. It is another small town (much smaller than Amasra). It is 50-60 km away from Amasra center but the road is not nice. It takes more than an hour to reach there but the scenery...
Pinat Says: If you are a Turkish traveller in Amasra, Cakraz wouldn't be off the beaten path for you but if you are a foreigner, it may be. Cakraz is the place with a long sandy beach, crowded by families during spring time and a relatively less busier and noisier place than Amasra...
Pinat Says: When you walk around Amasra, you will see his pictures everywhere. Now they even have a statue of him. A street and a park were named after him.Baris Akarsu was a young man from Amasra who participated in Turkish version of "Pop Star" and won the competition. He became the...
Pinat Says: A visit to Amasra would not be complete unless you have lunch or dinner (preferably dinner) in one of the fish restaurants, try the fish of the day (my suggestion would be "hamsi", the little fish of the Black Sea) and the piece-of-art "Amasra salad". There are many places...
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If you live in Ankara and if you are a sea-lover, normally you'd end up visiting Amasra at least once a year. Either I am a strange sea-lover or the crowds eager to reach a seaside kind of suffocate...
Amalfi? That may be stretching it too far (and I have never been to Amalfi), but certainly Amasra is a charming little town off the Black Sea coast. Its attraction lies not in its mediocre beach (plus...
Amasra - Atmospheric Black Sea Resort Town
Amasra is a wonderful charming, atmospheric old town on the Black Sea coast. It has become a touristy resort town, especially in recent years, but this is mostly positive. The result is that the town...
last week in istanbul - end of september 2009 - nowhere to go so have to pick one between egirdir & amasra juz to relax and escape istanbul for a while, so headed to the huge buyuk otogar, i decided...
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