Safranbolu (Safranbolu) - a city included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, is located 200 km to the north of Ankara and about one hundred kilometers to the south of the Black Sea coast. Standing on the Great Silk Road Safranbolu in ancient times was known for his saffron (which was reflected in his name). The history of the city began 3000 years ago, and many ancient civilizations, including Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans, left their imprint.
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How to get there
If you decide to fly by plane, then the nearest airport is in Ankara (200 km). By train, you can get there by taking a seat in Ankara on Karaelmas Ekspresi, heading to Zonguldak. You need to get off at the Karabück stop and then from there to get to the city by taxi or bus
On the car you have to drive along the Ankara-Istanbul highway and after Gerede, turn north.
But the easiest way to get to Safranbolu - Take a bus from Ankara to Kirankou (the trip will take you 4 hours) or from Istanbul to Karabuk (about 6 hours). From there, a minibus is within easy reach of Safranbolu.
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Climate
Climate Safranbolu is a mixture of the weather conditions of the Black Sea coast and Central Anatolia. Here are hot summers, cold winters and mild spring and autumn seasons.
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Transportation
Irreplaceable dolmushi is the most convenient mode of transport in the city. It is on them that it is convenient to move between a new and an old city. Also, local buses can take you from the main square of the old city to any corner of it that you will want to explore. And, of course, you have to walk by foot on the old city.
Hotels Safranbolu
To get the maximum pleasure from the trip, you need to stop at the hotels of the old city, most of them - modernized inside the monuments of Ottoman architecture. Most of the middle class hotels are at affordable prices, but there are budget and luxury options.
The luxurious Rasitler Bag Evi Safranbolu, in which there are only five rooms, is located in a beautiful garden. And, by the way, breakfast for you will be prepared from natural products of your own garden-garden.
Standard accommodation offers, decorated in a traditional style, Baglar Saray Otel (and even in hotels huge bathrooms). A small (only 9 rooms) Safir Konak Otel is located in the heart of the museum city and is housed in a historic Ottoman building
The budget option is presented by the Bastoncu Pansiyon hotel. This is a clean, inexpensive hotel with excellent cuisine. And its owner is a veritable polyglot, and will help you plan your future journey. Another variant of budget accommodation - Safranbolu Camlica Konagi, is a three-storey family pension.
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Cuisine and restaurants
There are many restaurants and cafes in Safranbol. Cevrikkopru - has three branches in the city and offers grills and traditional Turkish cuisine. Merkez Lokantasi, an unusually popular establishment with local residents, is located opposite the mosque Köprülü Mehmet Paşa in the old city.
Kitchen Safranbolu constantly turns to saffron. You should try the local version of lucum flavored with saffron and saffron tea.
Shopping and shops
Saffron is sold in all confectioneries and is inexpensive. The city has its own confectionery factory, and therefore you can buy oriental sweets (after having tasted them) in small confectioneries scattered around the old city.
There are many workshops of artisans on the streets of the city, you can buy souvenirs directly from the masters or in the bazaar in the old city. And in Safranbolu there is a street entirely devoted to antique shops
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Safranbolu
Strictly speaking, the whole old city is one big museum. Here there are more than a thousand houses and mansions of traditional Ottoman architecture of the 18th and 19th centuries. Historical buildings are located on the following principle: "winter" houses are grouped around the market, and in Baglar district, "summer" houses are located. It is worth visiting Cinci Hodja Hamam (Turkish bath), Tennaries tower, hospital and city hall buildings, numerous mosques, aqueduct and many private houses that are open to visitors
In the list of popular attractions: the 17th-century mosque Köprülü Mehmet Paşa Camii, a bathhouse since the mid-17th century - Cinci Hamam and the caravanserai Cinci Hanı, which was built in 1645 and remains a hotel to this day.
Around the city you can see the mounds of ancient settlements and tombs carved in the rocks. Three kilometers from the city is the cave Mencilis (Bulak), which is 4 in size in Turkey
13 km from the town there is the village of Yeruk, which has the status of a museum in the open air. In addition to visiting the inns, mosques and laundry converted into an art gallery, you can wander through the narrow streets, try the baklava to buy souvenirs in numerous shops and shops.
Picturesque surroundings of Safranbolu with its canyons, valleys and dense forests are good for hiking, picnics, bicycle tours and rock climbing.