Amasya

Worth seeing in and around Amasya

5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Burmalı Amasya Mosque

   The Burmali Minare Mosque is a historic 13th-century mosque in Amasya, Turkey. The mosque was built between 1237 and 1247 by the Seljuks.

   400 m · mosque in Turkey · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Amasya Museum

   Amasya Museum, also known as Archaeological Museum of Amasya, is a national museum in Amasya, northern Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts found in and around the city as well as ethnographic items related to the region's history of cultural life. Established in 1958, the museum owns nearly twenty-four thousand items for exhibition belonging to eleven historic civilizations.

   800 m · museum in Amasya District · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Amasya Castle

   Amasya Castle, a.k.a. Harşene Castle, is a fortress located in Amasya, northern Turkey.

   600 m · castle in Turkey · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Farhad and Shirin Monument

   Farhad and Shirin Monument is a monument atop a rocky hill in Amasya, northern Turkey dedicated to the story about the tragic romance between Farhad and Shirin. The monument, erected by December 2012, features the bronze statues of Ferhat with a crowbar in his hand and Şirin about to jump down from the hilltop to commit suicide.

   2.9 km · monument · Wikipedia
5. 05
   İstasyon Bridge

   İstasyon Bridge is a historical bridge in Amasya, Turkey. Formerly it was also called Meydan Bridge.

   900 m · bridge in Amasya, northern Turkey · Wikipedia

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Getting to Amasya

Airports

Kayseri Erkilet (ASR), 211 km · Nevşehir Kapadokya (NAV), 237 km · Esenboğa (ESB), 247 km

Stations

Amasya railway station, 1.6 km

• Kayseri → Amasya

  216 km · quickest by road, 5h 22m · ₺560–750
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• Nevşehir → Amasya

  245 km · quickest by road, 5h 54m · ₺590–780
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• Ankara → Amasya

  265 km · quickest by road, 5h 5m · ₺590–790
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