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Sinop city travel guide
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We have regular trips to Sinop 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 Sinop
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Sinop being one of the oldest
cities of Anatolia has a background of settlement that goes back to
Early Bronze Age. The first name of the city has been discovered so
far is "Sinope". Being located on a strategical geographic area makes
it a sea and a trade center for ages therefore carries the footprints,
the cultural legacy and the heritages of the civilizations who tried to
rule over Black Sea. It was also one of the capital of Pontus Kingdom
who tried to combine the culture of Anatolia with Helen and Persian
culture on the region.
The city was ruled by many civilizations
and empires through out the history such as, Hittites, Phrygia,
Persians, Alexander The Great, Roman, Selevkes, Byzantines, Seljuks
(Seljukians), Candaroglu and Ottoman Empire therefore it's has been the
base structure Orthodox Christianity and especially with the affect of
Turk - Islamic Culture. The city is also the birth place of the 3.
century great philosopher Diogenes (Diogones of Sinope).
Bahceler
Location, Hamsilos Village, Karakum, Akliman, Sarikum and Mobil Korucuk
Villages are only some of the places with rich nature beauties that
affect the improvement of coastal tourism of Sinop.
Forest
camping, Yuvam Camp, and Bahceler Location provides the camping and
coast tourism at the same time because of their special location where
the sea meets forest and green natural mountains. While having chance
to have scuba diving in Incesu and Hamsilos Bay, it is also possible to
have wind surfing and yachting in the city that is surrounded by sea on
3 sides.
Duragan Lake, Bektesaga Lake, the brooks and the little
lakes within Cangal Forest, Ayancik - Akgol, brooks in Erfelek,
Altinkaya Dam Lake and Gokirmak River are some of the places available
for sports angling and fishing.
The locations inside of the
forests in Akliman, Abali, Sarikum and Hamsilos are some of the
available places and racecourses for horse riding.
Places to visit in Sinop
Sinop
Museum; The pieces from prehistoric age to Ottoman Empire Age are being
displayed in 2 floor museum and in the garden of the building.
Ethnography
Museum (Aslan Torunlar House); The pavilion founded in 18. century is
one of the best examples of Ottoman Civil Architecture. The first floor
of this building is open for displaying ethnographic pieces and the
second floor is open as a pavilion to be visited.
Boyabat Rock Tombs were constructed roughly 200 meters high by
carving limestone.
Castle of Sinop; It is being considered that the
structure was constructed by the immigrants came from Miletus in VIII.
century B.C. The city was an important center of Pontus Kingdom after
being under the domination of Persians and the city walls of the castles
were repaired during the time.
Sinop city pictures
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