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Van Slideshow
Top Hotels in Van
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Akdamar Hotel Van
4 reviews -
Merit Sahmaran Van
16 reviews
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Buyuk Asur Van
8 reviews -
Buyuk Urartu Van
6 reviews
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Sirhan Hotel Van
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Tamara Otel Van
12 reviews
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Tekin Hotel Van
1 review
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Hotel Bayram Van
12 reviews
Van
Van, Turkey
Travel Blogs from Van
Van Travel Blogs (59)
Plenty of çay but no cats
This is a top pick! ... out soap!). Cats - cats with white fur and one green eye and one blue eye. But wait - there's more! They like swimming!!! Van Kalesi - huge ruin of the old fortress. We arrived pretty early from our shocker bus ride. But we got cake and tea ...
The Cool Cats Of Van..
This is a top pick! Greetings from deep, dark, Eastern Turkey. Yes, we're in Van. Van is one of the places that everyone you bump into tells you just have to visit. So of course we hated it for one reason or another. Van's main claim to fame is Van Lake (3rd biggest in ...
So close, we can smell it!
This is a top pick! ... islam to read which will keep me busy during those long bus journeys. Might help me understand the culture gap a little better! Turkey has been great this time. East Turkey has good cheap food, friendly people and is without tourists. I had to dress ...
Relics of Van
This is a top pick! ... There was also a tomb that a Muslim Holy Man was buried in. We eventually found it but it was all locked up. Basically, here in Turkey, any tomb or cave, the locals shit in, so we could only think that the reason for it being closed, was to stop it being ...
Attractions in Van
Van Attractions (8)
Church of the Holy Cross (Akdamar Kilisesi)
Akdamar Island, Van, Van, Turkey
Located on the Akdamar Island in Lake Van, this Cathedral is significant because it is the only surviving medieval Armenian church in which most of the wall paintings are still intact.
Lake Van
Van, Van, Turkey
The largest body of water in Turkey, this triangular shaped lake contains salt water that is unsuitable for drinking or irrigation. The only life form that can survive in the water is a species of freshwater fish called darekh that has adapted to live in a saline environment.
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