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Magical town - leaves you that feel good factor
The Amasya Castle -the Flag on top of the mountain
June.b Says: Finally, after probably hundreds of steps from the entrance of the castle to the top tower, I came face-to-face with the flagpole flapping the red turkish flag from up the mountain and you can see anywhere in the town below.I felt so accomplished that day.
The Amasya Castle -- up there and away!
June.b Says: The Amasya Castle is situated on the steep cliff - the Harshena mountain, on the north river bank of Yeþilýrmak. The castle has four gates, a water well (Cilanbolu), a cistern, and dungeons, an underground path, and stairs to Yesilirmak river and the pontic tombs below...
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June.b Says: I walked at the back of the tea garden along Zubeyde Hanim Caddesi on the way to the train track and crossed it and walk inside the neighborhood and asked a guy again. So he told me the way and up I went inside an urban jungle (forest park silly!). It's a crawl up there,...
June.b Says: I almost gave uop climbing the castle but I said, I'm already here and I really have to see that castle on the very tip top of the mouontain visible (red turkish flag) standing from the town below.I was thinking, do I have to take a taxi up there? Or is it walkbale? So here...
June.b Says: I said I'll take it easy today but, can't help it, I have to go up that castle up high on the mountain - hiking!! I passed by a tea garden at the corner of Zubeyde Hanim Caddesi, drank a couple of the hot bev before ascending up. Then I saw this mosque beside the tea garden...
June.b Says: After combing the town the whole day on my own walking tour the previous day, I wanted to give this day a slow pace. And near the hotel I was staying at, at the north bank of the river down below the mountian where the Pontic Tombs are, is the most beautiful mansion across...
June.b Says: Beside the Kumacik Hammam is the Beyazid Pasha Mosque. Just beside the Kumacik Hammam which is right at the foot of Kunc Bridge is the Beyazir Mosque.Built in 1414 by Beyazid Pasha on the east side of Yesilirmak, across the Kunc Bridge in Bayezid Paºa District. Built in the...
June.b Says: Crossing the Kunc Kuprusu opposite it is the Kumacik Hammam.This hammam (turkish public bath) is commissioned by the chief white eunuch Ayas Aga the and built in 1436 in Beyazid Paºa District. It is a traditional Ottoman architecture, the hammam is made with broken stones....
Burmali Minare Mosque and Cumudar Tomb
June.b Says: Above the Tashan is a selcuk mosque and on its arch shaped epigraph on the entrance read (translated in English):“Constructed during the rule of Sultan Giyasettin Keyhusrev II by the Vizier Ferruh and his brother and finance minister Haznedar yusuf between 1237 – 1244. Built...
June.b Says: From Gumuslu Mosque I walked back to the town square and to Saat Kulesi or Clock Tower, then I walked the long street at the back of the clock tower called Elmasiye Caddesi up to the highway and just before reaching the Kunc Kuprusu (bridge) and the Buyuk Aga Medresesi, I...
June.b Says: The original location of the Sarayduzu Regimental Quarters, built as the central military post of the Sanjak of Amasya with the intent to ensure domestic safety, is marked by the flagpole seen as you raise your head and look at the skirt of the mountain.The Sarayduzu is the...
Ramis Usta: Flavourful Dandurma
June.b Says: I don't know what's the chemistry with Amasya and Ice cream? Ice cream parlours are all over town! Just along the Ziya Pasha Boulevard beside the Yesilirmak River are several parlours serving delicious chewy dardurma (icecream), maybe more than a dozen of them.And a lot of...
Yaylagol Lokantasi: Budget and tasty local meals
June.b Says: The last time - 4 or 5 years ago - I made a review on a lokantasi in Istanbul that serves cheap but delicious local meals beside Beyazid tram station, I regret it. They are now popular among tourists and the downside -- they became expensive.Nonetheless, I'm always fair and...
Town Square, Romenade or Clubs: Nightlife in Amasya
June.b Says: There are 3 things I know that you could do at night in Amasya.One, go to the town square near the clock tower, some nights they have a local (for all) rendezvous there (see pics), people dancing in circles with live instruments, you might want to join along. Looks fun with...
June.b Says: It's always a safe bet with Metro Turizm bus everytime. I bought my ticket at the Buyuk Otogar (Grand Bus Terminal) in Istanbul. I just pack couple of shirts and pants and left the rest of luggage in my favorite hotel in Istanbul, and off I go to Amasya. It's the same route...
Plane to Samsun, Then Bus to Amasya
voyageur2 Says: Amasya has no airport. However Samsun is 130 kms far from it and there are regular flights to Samsun from Istanbul and charters from Germany in summertime. Look at my Samsun transportation page for information.After arrival to Samsun there are two options:train or...
June.b Says: If you're a local or have a local friend in Istanbul, am sure if they heard that you're going to Amasya and you asked them if they want anything there -- one thing will come up and that's apples. They said the apples in Amasya is delicious, the green ones. They're selling it...
Pinat Says: There are several hamams that are still in operation in Amasya today. The most commonly used one is "Mustafa Bey Hamami", which was built in 1436. As usual, they have seperate places for men and women and a full wash would cost around EUR 8.
Other interesting places to visit
traveloturc Says: The city also has many historically and architecturally precious buildings; the Ferhat water channel, the 13th-century Seljuk Burmali Mosque, the 15th-century Yildirim Beyazit Mosque and Complex; the 14th-century Ilhanli Bimarhane Mental Hospital with lovely reliefs around...
The City Where Everything Started...
Pinat Says: In 1919 Amasya was the location of the final planning meetings held by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk for the building of a Turkish army to establish the Turkish republic following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the First World War. It was here that Mustafa Kemal...
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There are several hamams that are still in operation in Amasya today. The most commonly used one is "Mustafa Bey Hamami", which was built in 1436. As usual,...
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Amasya is one of the prettiest cities of Anatolia with a past going back 7.500 years. It’s the city where the famous geographer Strabon was born. It’s the city where many civilizations have passed and...
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Located in the Yesilirmak valley,archaeological finds show that many civilisations have flourished in the area.The first going back to 5500B.C. but the more recent are the Hittites,the Kimmers,the...
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What can I say about Amasya? I just fell in love with this pretty little central Anatolian town. It's all a mix of factors - the dramatic location, the friendliness of the locals, the pretty well-laid...
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3000 years old brand new city !!!
Amasya is a city in Central Anatolia of Turkey Located in the vicinity of the Yesilirmak (Iris) river, it has a past of 3000 years during which many civilizations left priceless remains of their...
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