Kastamonu City Guide
Kastamonu , is an eye
attracting holiday and travel location with it's rich plant cover, all
green plateaus and green rich forests and with it's amazing shores
surrounded by Kure Mountains on the shore of Black Sea Region, Ilgaz
Mountains on south.
There are numerous beaches on it's 135 km
long sea shore. Best sandy beaches of Kastamonu are in Ginolu and on
Ginderus Bays. It is a great , peaceful and a quiet place for sea
tourism and is an ideal place for those who would like to have a trip
right in nature itself.
Ilgaz Mountains has quite nature rich opportunities for the visitors especially for winter tourism.
There
are quite nice racecourses and available places for some outdoor sports
and activities such as scuba diving in Cide Bay, Gideros Bay and
Catalzeytin Ginolu Bays, wind surfing in many spots on Black Sea Shore,
sprotive fishing line in Devrekani Beyler Dam, mountaineering and
mountain climbing in Ilgaz Mountains, Hacet Hills, Kure , Ipsine Hills
and Ersizler Dere Tepesi locations, cliff climbing and jogging ,
paragliding in Ortalica Town,Boyali Valley and on Gulpu Mountain, and
ideal available racecourses for trekking and jeep safari on it's
plateaus and in it's large green forests.
Rifat Ilgaz (a famous
Turkish Poet) was bown in Cide. Gideros Bay that was also named as
Kyotros Bay in Iliad of Homer / Homeros. The area is famous with it's
yellow hand painting clothes.
Inebolu Town is attracting people
with it's architectural structures at least as much as with it's
natural beauties and great beaches. There are roughly 350 historical
old houses have been under protection.
Places to visit in Kastamonu
Museums; Kastamonu Archeological and Ethnography Museum
Kastamonu Castle; .The work was established during Byzantine Time and was located on a 112 meter high hill.
Kastamonu Houses; There are historical houses taking interest of
visitors with their traditional structures and architectures located in
city center, Hepkebirler, Akmescit and in Atabey districts. Those old
wooden made houses can also be found in Inebolu Town, Taskopru, Kure
and in Arac Towns.
Historical houses and buildings; Konyali
House, Sirkeli Mansion, Tahirefendi Mansion, Cumhuriyet House, Osmanli
Palace, Mazlumcuoglu Pavilion, Livapasa Mansion and Eflanili Pavilion
are only some of the important historical houses and buildings of the
area.
Ilgaz Mountain Winter Sports Center; The center located on Ilgaz
Mountain Chains takes attractions of nature lovers with it's natural
beauties as much as with it's ski centers.
Ev Rock Tombs; The Rock tombs belonging to 7.Th century B.C. are located on the south of city center.
Zimbilli Hill Mounds (Pompeipolis); The antique city established in 64 B.C. is located near Taskopru City Centre.
Historical mosques and religious buildings; Ismail Bey Mosque, Atabey Mosque, Mahmut Bey Mosque and Ibni Necar Mosque.
Ilgaz Mountain Winter Sports Center; The center located on Ilgaz
Mountain Chains takes attractions of nature lovers with it's natural
beauties as much as with it's ski centers.
Ev Rock Tombs; The Rock tombs belonging to 7.Th century B.C. are located on the south of city center.
Zimbilli Hill Mounds (Pompeipolis); The antique city established in 64 B.C. is located near Taskopru City Centre.
Historical mosques and religious buildings; Ismail Bey Mosque, Atabey Mosque, Mahmut Bey Mosque and Ibni Necar Mosque.
Pavilions and palaces; Ismail Bey Pavilion, Gokceagac Han, Urgan and Deve Pavilions.
Hamams (Turkish Baths); Dede Sultan Hamam, Cifte Hamam, Bey Bath,
Frenksah Bath, Saray Bath, Araba Pazari Hamam, Yeni and Fethatpasa
Baths / Hamams.
Inebolu Bazaar; The bazaar was established in 1885 and is preserving it's original and natural structure in our present days.
Beaches; Abana Public Beach, Catal Zeytin Ginolu Shore, Inebolu
Boyranalti Beach, Akbayir Village Coast, Cide Gideros Village with
it's natural beauties and being a natural SIT area and Cide Town Sandy
Beach.
National parks and protected areas; Ilgaz Mountain National Park, Kastamonu Nature Monuments and Kure National Parks.
Caves; Kuyluc Cave in Senpazar, Ilgarini or Ilvarini Cave in Pinarbasi
and Sarpunalinca Cave in Kure Town.
Springs and thermal spas;
Flume of Fatma in Yuvalca Plato, Giricik Suyu, Sira Gomu Plato Sarilik
Spring, Aci Su Thermal, mud in Mendik Village and in Muratbasi Village
and Ayazma Thermal Spa.
Provinces of Kastamonu
Seydiler, Abana, Senpazar, Agli, Taskopru,
Azdavay, Bozkur, Tosya, Cide, Pinarbasi, Catalzeytin, Kure, Daday,
Ihsangazi, Devrekani, Hanonu, Doganyurt and Inebolu.
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