Icel Mersin City
Icel , being a modern and
touristic harbor city of Eastern Anatolia provides endless
opportunities to it's visitors and tourists with it's streets decorated
with palm trees, with it's green natural parks, with it's historical
artifacts all around the city and with it's numerous sand beaches. The
city is also known and become one with the name Saint Paul who was born
in Tarsus in history, all over the world.
The history background of the city goes back up to ages ago. According
to a resource had been made in Yamuktepe Mountain it's found plenty of
ruins and footprints of 12 civilizations one after another starting
from the Neolithic Era.
An old Ancient Roma City Pomeipolis (Viransehir) is an important
antique settlement which was established around 700 B.C. The city
covering plenty of artifacts especially from Christianity Era had a big
earthquake and got huge damages in 525 in Necropolis.
Mersin Sea Shore all along has plenty of natural beaches having great
sand and being quite clean all along 108 km along Mersin Sea Side is
one of the popular place for the tourists. Some of the most highlighted
and important of these beaches are Susanoglu, Yemiskumu, Kurucay,
Tasucu, Kiz Kalesi, Lamas, Oren, Cesmeli, Yenikas, Iskele and Anamur
Buyuk Eceli and Ovacik Beaches.
The area also quite rich in natural beauties provides opportunities and
availability for sportive fishing, scuba diving tours, cave tourism,
paragliding travel, mountain tours, nature walking and for many other
sports and activities, as being one of the important tourism center.
Places to visit in Icel
Museums; Anamur Museum, Silifke Ataturk's House and Ethnography Museum,
Mersin Museum, Tarsus Museum, Silifke Museum and Mersin Ataturk's House
and Museum.
Yamuktepe Mountain; The digging resources has been made and found
hundreds of artifacts and materials in the settlement of this area
whose historical background goes back up to Neolithic Era is being
displayed in Mersin Museum.
Soli - Pompeipolis (Viransehir); Soloi Antique City established in 7th
century B.C. on the sea shore and is located 14 km away of Mersin on
west.
Zephyrium Antique City; The city is being accepted as the antique settlement of Mersin.
Anchiale / Karaduvar is located on east side of Mersin.
Eski Mosque - Saint Paul Church; The structure was constructed as the
cathedral of Saint Paul is a very important piece and is located in
Tarsus.
Cleopatra Gate (Sea Gate); Takes place in the entrance of Tarsus.
Ship of Nusret Mayin; The ship had a main role in the independence war , Canakkale war which affected the history.
Obelisk / Dikilitas; This piece belong to 7th century B.C. is located in Bekirde Village.
Monument Tomb / Graveyard (Dort Ayak) is in Aydincik Town.
Nagidos Antique City takes place in Bozyazi.
Church Bay (Kilise Burnu) Ruins and Antique city.
Arsione (Maras Hill ) located 2 km away from the antique harbour city Bozyazi on east.
Elaiussa - Sebasta is around Ayas surroundings 52 km away from Mersin.
Okuzlu Ruins and Antique city in Ayas.
Alahan Monastery is one of the sacred place / temple which was
established for the name of Saint Paul and located 20 km in the north
of Mut Town.
Balabol and Dagpazari Ruins in Mut.
Roma Temple in Silifke
Cambazli Church; It is one of the example which is still in good condition in our present days.
Aya Tekla Underground Church in Silifke; This holy place is one of the most important and center of Virgin Mary and Christanity.
Harbour Castle; located on Tasucu - Antalya Road , and is 7 km away from Tasucu Town.
Aphrodisiacs of Kilia was constructed in 12. century B.C. St.
Pantaleon Church located in this area is one of the must-see places of
the area.
Imbriogon / Demirci Monument Tombs / Graveyards.
Diocaesarea / Uzuncaburc this one of the oldest settlement of Mersin
located 30 km away from Silifke Town is considered as one of the best
preservedartifacts of Icel / Mersin.
St. Paul Well ; This well is located in the backyard of the house where St. Paul used to live in Kizilmurat District.
Gozlukule; was being used as Tarsus's harbor in old times.
Donuktas; The monument located in Tekke District of Tarsus Town is one of the oldest monument of the area.
Roman Bath (Roma Hamami) in Tarsus.
Justiniaus Bridge also referred as Bac Bridge established over Berdan Creek in Tarsus.
Tarsus Waterfalls and Roma Tombs / Graveyards; on the way of Berdan Creek in the north of Tarsus.
Su Kemeri ; is around 700 mt away from Tarsus city center on north east.
Kakliktasi Village contains Necropolis area and ruins.
Belenkoyu Necropolis Field and Antique Ruins.
Kesbuku Village Necropolis Field and Antique Ruins.
Titiopolis; located on the road of Ovabasi Village of Anamur Town and contains basilica of Titipopolis and Tombs of Titiopolis.
Anemurium Old Anamur; Anemurium meaning that the windy spot / windy
place used to be an important and popular trade city in old eras.
Anemurium Old Anamur; Anemurium meaning that the windy spot / windy
place used to be an important and popular trade city in old eras.
Demiroluk Ruins / Anamur Town.
Kizilkilise / Kizil Church is in the village of Kizilaliler.
Ortak Village Sapel Structure on the shore of Kaladran Creek.
Cennet Village in Anamur Town.
Bazaars; Kirkkasic Bazaar Tarsus, Tol Caravansary Anamur, Akarca and
Atikapi Caravansary in Anamur town and Sartavul Hans in Mut Town.
Castles and Forts; Hebili Castle (Mercin City Centre), Gozne, Sinap,
Kizlar, Candir - Paperon, Belenkeslik, Basnalar, Asar - Hisar, Evciler,
Findikpinar, Kuzucu Bilen, Kaleburnu Village Castles in Mersin City
Center, Cavuslu Village WatcTower, Gulek Castle (Tarsus), Cleopatra Sea
Gate (Tarsus), Namrun, Sinap and Lampron Castles in Camliyayla,
Korykos - Kara, Kizkalesi , Hisarkale, Titar - Akkale, Veyseli and
Yeniyurt Castles and Ruins in Erdemli Town, Silifke Castle , Center /
Meydan - Sivri Castle, Gokburc, Hancerkale, Liman - Harbor Castle and
Tokmar Castellum Novum Castles in Silifke Town. Mut and Mavga Castles
in Mut Town, Meydancik - Kirshu Castle in Gulnar Town, Softa and Yelbiz
Castle in Bozyazi, Aydincik Town Susanlik Castle, Memure Castle Anamur
Town, Coban and Boncuklu Castles in Anamur.
Caves; Seven Sleepers (Yedi Uyurlar or Eshab-i Keyf) Cave in Tarsus
Town, Hell - Heaven (Cennet - Cehennem) Caves, Cennet Cokugu Cave in
Silifke Town, Cehennem Cukuru, Astim Caves in Silifke, Kosekbuku Cave in
Anamur, Calti - Bozyazi, Ekizin Duzeni, Sumakli Duden - Silifke,
Cukurpinar - Anamur, Uyu and Bicikli Caves in Anamur, Saydibi,
Mehribakan, Karain, Hacisarinin Caves in Camliyayla and Derekoyu Kuzeyi
Cave in Mut Town.
Thermals , Spas and Springs; Silifke Saparca Spring, Mersin - Guneysu
Thermal, Guneyyolu Spa, Tarsus Akcakoca Thermal, Mut Hocanti Spas and
Tarsus Kesbuku Springs.
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