Country Info
- Ankara
- Capital
- Turkish Lira (TRL)
- Currency
- 66,493,970
- Population
- TR
- Country Code
Amasya Slideshow
Amasya
Travel Blogs from Amasya, Turkey
Sort by Newest Best first
Pummukkale
This is a top pick! The beauty of Pummukkale is still very much apparent even though most of the calcium rich Travertine Pools were currently closed due to restoration. Some of the pools were however still open and the warm water was relaxing to paddle in. The Terraces are ...
Amasya
... knowledge attainable at the time and compose the first scientific basis for geography. 5. It was during his conquest of Amasya around 47 BC that Julius Caesar declared in his immortal words, "Veni, vidi, vici." - "I came, I saw, I ...
Aphrodisias
... to content myself with this display. Otherwise I again traced a walk around Aphrodesias. Aphrodesias is one of the most popular of Turkey's many touristic destinations. John Ash, a writer mentioned in a previous blog, has a disdain for the place. I ...
Magical Amasya
... a couple nights and it looked like an interesting place but I was still happy to be bypassing it. We got to Amasya shortly before sunset and I was impressed by this place from the onset. This place reminded me a lot of Salzburg in ...
ON the road again!
Hello all! Well we did Turkey in 4 days. It was awesome to see Jen again but Istanbul was a let down. Seeing the Aya Sophia, the blue mosque and the Basilica Cistern was awesome but the city as a whole was not that great. Selcuk and Efeses ...
Amasya: Just a Stopover This Time
... as an excuse to have a nice dinner. I ate in a restaurant said by the Lonely Planet guide book as the place where the Amasya movers and shakers dine. Well, the young ones next to me were noisy, and the meal was undistinguished. Enough said. In the ...
Aphrodisias romance
... - it's up there with Paestum for Greek ruins and far and away the most incredibly profound Greek "ruins" experience in Turkey. Although I have to say after visiting the Museum of Anatolian Civilisation in Ankara, my scope of history is ...
Amasya, Turkey
... off my bike. Lucky for us the campground we supposed to stay didnt work out so we have been put into an hotel on the river...Amasya seems like a rather amazing town, have not read much about it yet but the clýffs seem to have some kind of temple or fort ...
Day 90: Aphrodisias Ruins and Travertines
Morning tour to Roman site of Aphrodisias Afternoon exploring the World Heritage Site Travertines and swim in the Hierapolis Sacred ...
Learned a little about the Kingdom of Pergamon
Map of Pargamum; Acropolis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SEP 25: Everyone in our tour group opted for the full-day tour of the ancient Greek city Pergamum built high on a hilltop. It was the Kingdom of ...
Saw the Temple of Aphrodite and Tetrapylon
... century earthquakes, and never recovered from the last great earthquake. SEP 29: Another coach ride to Antalya, Turkey's Turquoise Coast, and a visit to the ancient Aphrodisias, named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. ...
Amasya-Gumus-Gumushacikoy
... ; We've been to Merzifon, Amasya, Gumus, Gumushacikoy so far. We climbed to the top of King Pontus' tomb in Amasya. I don't recommend climbing smooth rocks with croc sandals - that was so dangerous. We went to one wedding already and ...
Fırst steps ın Asıa
... nbsp;that can be found in Greece, next to mosques. After debating a lot thıs assumpt with Devis, I realized Turkey is becoming a dısapointing and even frustrating destinatıon. After 5 years backpacking only ın Europe and ...
Ottoman town with charme
Amasya ıs one of the last well preserved Ottoman towns ın Turkey. Here was the educational and learning center of the Kalifs and Sultans before they took over ther reign. We stayed ın a beautıful pension which was providıng rooms ...
A Great Day's Biking
Just to annoy my mosquito friend I leave early. The road to Antalya is straightforward. It travels inland so I miss the coastal development and ride across a fertile plain that seems to grow everything. Cotton, corn, all citrus fruits, olives, apple ...
Alacahuyuk en Amasya
... door de Hatti, voorlopers van de Hitti. Ook hier is men nog volop aan het opgraven. Tegen de avond bereiken we Amasya, eveneens met Hettitische oorsprong, maar vooral beroemd omwille van zijn Pontische graven (333-44 v chr) en de mooie osmaanse huizen, ...
Aphrodite and the Miracle of Geyre
After a leisurely breakfast I ride back to Aphrodisias to spend the day wandering in awe among the ruins. The site is one of the earliest in Anatolia and has origins in Neolithic and Bronze ages. It links the Assyrian goddess of love and war, Nin to the ...
The incredible ruins of Aphrodisias
Day 12 (morning) Temperature: 12 degrees Weather: sunny and ...
Of Pontic Tombs, Cherries & Ottoman Princes
... Pontic tomb c.100 BC; a Roman bronze of a boy athlete) Headed inland thru the mtns. Good road; some excellent tunnels Amasya has a dramatic setting in a rugged gorge on the swiftly flowing Yesilirmak River. The mtns drop steeply on both sides.. The ...
Amsterdam in Turkey?
... 3 or 4 miles of road by putting down a layer of tar topped with chippings. To think Victoria Avenue took 9 months! Moved on to Amasya which was very pretty and looked like it should be a tourist town but wasn't. River running thru the town and old houses ...
Sort by Newest Best first