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Amasra

Bartın

A small Black Sea port on a peninsula, with Byzantine walls, a Genoese castle and fish restaurants on the harbor.

Photo: Jorge Franganillo · CC BY 2.0
Best Time to Go
Jun–Sep
Our full guide to Amasra is being written. It's on the Central Anatolia list as If You're Nearby.

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Must-See
Cities · UNESCO

Istanbul

About 185 miles away

Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Grand Bazaar and the Bosphorus, on two continents.

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Must-See
Nature · UNESCO

Cappadocia

Nevşehir
About 253 miles away

Fairy chimneys, cave hotels and hot-air balloons at dawn.

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If You're Nearby
Heritage · UNESCO

Safranbolu

Karabük
About 38 miles away

A UNESCO-listed Ottoman town of timbered mansions, old bazaars and saffron sweets, three hours from Ankara.

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Central Anatolia

Cappadocia's balloons and Konya's dervishes.

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