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Sakarya city travel guide
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We have regular trips to Sakarya departed from many cities around the country as well as from Istanbul if you would like to have your tours organized as a private one please contact us otherwise you may select one of the small
grous tours that covers Sakarya
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Sakarya city an important
tourism central location of Marmara Region had began of being
settlement in Phrygia Age firstly and continued with Bithynia ,
Cimmerians, Lydians, Persians, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans one
after another.
Sakarya is a rich in natural resources such as
the sea shore and beach that goes to Black Sea Region, lakes, valleys,
canyons, forests, hot springs, drinkable spring waters and many other
natural resources that makes the city a special location in the region.
Karasu
Sea Shore is a natural beach with it's rheumatism healing sands and
clean water. Botagzi is where the Sakarya River meets Black Sea and a
must-see spot of the area. Kocaeli Town is one of the most visited town
of the area because of having healing sands, natural beaches and for
it's easy transportation. On the shore of Sapanca Lake there are some
private managed beaches and a public beach as well.
Oil
Wrestling (traditional Turkish Sport) has a quite large substructure
and popularity in Sakarya. The oil wrestling were introduced and
discovered by international and national media more and more which is
another factor of the tourism presentation in the area. Akyazi -
Akbalik oil wrestling and Sapanca - Karakucak oil wrestling festivals
takes an important place in this aspect.
Sapanca rowing
competition is a great significance of the are having a positive affect
on the tourism of the city. Sapanca Lake is the rowing training and
camping location of Turkish National Rowing Team.
Ataturk Closed Sport Hall which is also used for concert organizations
has a significant value on improvement of sports activities such as
basketball, volleyball, handball, karate, judo, wrestling, pin pon,
halter and box.
Sapanca Town strengthen it's significant
location in the city by it's rich flora. Daily trips, nature and
mountain walking, and picnic recreation spots provides a great
alternative of enjoying the city in a natural way.
Places to visit in Sakarya.
Sakarya Museum established between 1910 and 1915 and was visited by
Ataturk with his mother for 5 days was restored keeping the original
structure in 1983 and opened as a museum for visits. There are 207
pieces in the museum being displayed and 103 of those pieces are belong
to Ataturk. The other materials being exhibited in the museum are
ethnographic pieces belong to prehistoric age , Ancient Roma Empire
and Byzantine Empire with Ottoman Empire Era. The architectural pieces
on the garden of museum within the city border exposing the
gravestones , altars, cooked cup soil and column bases.
Kuvay-i Milliye /Ali Fuat Cebesoy Museum and the Earthquake museum are
some other important museums of the city displaying documents and
photographs of 1967 and 1999 earthquake has also an artificial
earthquake stand.
Pasalar Castle, Adliye Castle, Harmantepe Castle, Ali Fuat Pasa Bridge,
Karincalidede Tomb, Akyazi Tumulus, Elvan Bey Ottoman Hist, Hasan Fehmi
Pasa Mosque, Rustem Pasa Mosque, Orhon Gate, Pasalar Castle and Seyh
Muslihiddin Mosque are some of the historical structures and
masterpieces of the city to visit.
Sakarya is also quite rich in natural spring and thermal resources
as being located on a geothermal location. Some of the most highlighted
thermals of the city are; Acisu Spa (also referred as bitter water in
Turkish Language , and because of the natural environment of the
resource and the river streams through the spa makes it an ideal
recreation spot.) Kil Hamams Thermal Springs (located between a brook
and by the forests.
Sakarya city pictures
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