Things to See and Do in Van

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  • Jul 4, 2009: ... of the iconic sights of Turkey, the 10th century Akdamar Kilisesi (Church of the Holy Cross). I  first wasted some time ...
  • Aug 27, 2009: ... off for Akdamar Kilisesi the next day. Akdamar Kilisesi (church of the Holy Cross) was a Armenian church, built in AD 921 in ...
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  • Sep 1, 2005: ... money and food on the way. Pretty much the norm. The castle was huge and we spent ages climbing all over the place. I ...
  • Aug 17, 2006: ... is Van Lake (3rd biggest in the world.. woohoo for you) and Van Castle. Another obscure claim to fame is that it's home to a ...
  • Sep 3, 2005: ... go. So that is what we did. Now Van is known for a couple of things. A castle and the cats with the different coloured eyes, ...
  • May 15, 2008: ... nbsp;   Anyway, all I did in Van was to walk down to and climb around the Castle. In the tea garden below I managed to ...
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  • Sep 1, 2005: There are a few things Van is known for. Van Golu - the large alkaline lake (apparently so much so that you can wash your ...
  • Aug 17, 2006: Greetings from deep, dark, Eastern Turkey. Yes, we're in Van. Van is one of the places that everyone you bump into tells ...
  • Sep 3, 2005: ... Van. Small with not much to see, with the biggest thing being Lake Van itself. Legend has it that there is a version of the ...
  • Aug 26, 2008: Едно от най-големите ...
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  • Aug 17, 2006: ... 's originality for you. Lastly on the highlight package is Akdamar Island and the Armenian church that resides on it. So, ...
  • Jul 4, 2009: ... the following morning was to visit the Akdamar Island with another of the iconic sights of Turkey, the 10th century Akdamar ...
  • May 19, 2009: ... was elected! After thıs we took a pleasant ferry to Akdamar Island, whıch has a gorgeous recently restored Armenıan Church. It ...
  • May 5, 2006: ... my main ıncentive for coming out to van was because I'd seen photos of the Island. It definatly lıved upto my expectations!! ...
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  • Sep 1, 2005: ... the place. I climbed up a tower and looked over into old Van that had been completely flattened in 1915 during the war. ...
  • Sep 3, 2005: ... eventually found it but it was all locked up. Basically, here in Turkey, any tomb or cave, the locals shit in, so we could ...
  • Jul 4, 2009: ... a lot like other university campuses I have seen in Turkey. A vast space punctuated by randomly placed buildings of no ...
  • Sep 22, 2008: ... is if the bus station is open there) which is a town in Turkey. After saying goodbye to the guys, I jumped into a taxi with ...
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