Favorite thing: In Turkey you can taste various types of kebap depending on where you are and it is crucial to which kebap to eat and where. If you are in Kastamonu, you should go for "Kuyu Kebap (Büryan Kebap)". It is made uf lamb. The lambs are held on hooks and the meat is cooked in wells. (Basically "kuyu" means "well" in English). It has such a delicious taste. Mmmm...
Written Jul 15, 2009
Favorite thing: if you have never been to kastamonu first you will visit historical places, than in winter you skie in Ilgaz mountains, in summer you travel cide , you will swim blue waters.
Fondest memory: you will eat etli ekmek, turkish ayran, some vegetable foods.....
drink water in Hazreti Pir Mosque
Written Feb 25, 2003
Favorite thing: It's like cotton candy, but it's made of halva. That's why it's called as cotton halva...
You can't find it anywhere else...
Locally it's called as "çekme helva"
Written May 13, 2005
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It's like cotton candy, but it's made of halva. That's why it's called as cotton halva...You can't find it anywhere else...Locally it's called as "çekme helva"
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We were in Bartin and had the intention to go to Sinop. At that moment we realized, it'd be much easier to go via Kastamonu (instead of taking the coastal road) so that's how we added Kastamonu to our...
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Kastamonu is one of the exciting city on the world. some differences the others. because a lot of historical places, mountain, beaches, sun and what you want to visit ....all of them in same land.
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