After the start of the pandemic to standard associations with Turkey – Istanbul, All Inclusive and bloggers against the background of balloons – another was added: the country of transplants.
Meanwhile, Türkiye itself is worthy of much more attention than it is customary to pay it. In the depths of the country, locations and attractions are hidden that can surprise even experienced travelers. Here is a simple but interesting route for 10 days.
You can start circulation in Turkey from Istanbul. The cost of the flight is 10,400 rubles* per person by one. The car rental will cost the traveler from 2000 rubles* per day.
About two hours take a move from Istanbul to Kerpe. This is one of the smallest resorts of the Black Sea coast of Turkey. It is famous for its picturesque rocky shore, cut by large grottoes and small caves. Such a relief is the result of the millennial efforts of the tides and castings of the Black Sea. Especially a photogenically rocky complex looks in lateral light – at dawn or sunset. In the summer months, vacationers dive into transparent water directly from the rocks, although this is not very safe. And of course, climbs are trained on the steep walls all year round.
200 km southeast of Kerpe is the city Nallykhan. In itself, it is not interesting in anything special, but a 20 -minute drive is a Saryar reservoir. On its shores, an amazing view of Rainbow hillsalmost like in Peru. Red, brown, yellow and gray – the prevailing colors of the surrounding landscape, which was formed due to tectonic activity and the variety of minerals in the bowels of this area. You can drive up to the hills and even try to ascend to one of them. When looking from above, the relief resembles a cut of smoky agate. This place is still not known to tourists, which is always a few people here in the hands of curious travelers.
But on Lake Ace, which is 250 km from hills and one and a half hours from Ankara, there are much more visitors. This is the second in area of the Fresh Pond of Turkey, but unlike the first, Lake Van, it is not at all deep. The salt of water reaches 340 ‰, that is, the saturation of sodium chloride is much higher than in the Dead Sea. The distinctive feature of the lake is that the water literally teeming with solonovodnoye unicellular, which is painted with a reservoir in shades of red: from saturated fuchsia to a gentle lilac color – depending on the season and the amount of precipitation. Obviously, in order to finish visitors to the aesthetics of the pink, flamingos sometimes fly to the lake. Travelers share information that they can most often be found in the southern part of the reservoir. But the appearance of children’s sunset always remains an unpredictable attraction and is not amenable to forecasts.
An hour and a half drive from the southern point of Ace is another little -known, but very unusual reservoir: Crater Lake Mek. It was formed in the vent of the Karapinar volcano. The last release of the lava about eight thousand years ago formed another cone inside the crater, which looks like a fortress surrounded by a moat with salty water.
It is true that this “moat” can only be seen after strong rainfall: the groundwater level in the region is critically small and only internal resources are not enough to maintain the lake in pristine depleted form. Despite this, such a “sample” of the crater lake will be interesting to those who cannot yet reach the Krenitsyn volcano in the Kurils.
Stratovolkan Erjies, relating to Taurus mountainsonly some hundred meters did not reach the title of four thousandth, but nevertheless it is one of the most famous Turkish ski resorts. The most beautiful here is the mountains themselves. And in order to get to know them closer, it is best to choose one of the foot routes natural park Aladaglar: rocky slopes, steep lifts and the same steep descents – a real gift for those who love hikes. If they are not attracted yet, you can limit yourself to acquaintance with amazing Kapuzbashi waterfallslocated almost in the center of the mountain range. This is a natural complex consisting of seven waterfalls, each of which is unique. And you can just drive through the mountains along a flat paid road and feel like traveling along the rocky mountains of the United States.
Six hours and about 400 km will take a move to the north of the country, to the center of the province Amasya – The city of the same name with a population of about 80,000 inhabitants. The settlement itself is located at the bottom of the valley under the slope of Mount Harshen. He stretches along the shores of the Eshilirmak River and is famous for the abundant harvest of apples. The Turks even call the Amasu the apple capital of Turkey. But a little north of the city, on the rocky slope of Harshen, you can find carved in stone Tombs of the Pontic kings. They differ from those similar in Lycia and other places in that they have external walls, that is, in fact, they are separate structures cut down inside the rock. At the top of Harshen, the ancient fortress is restored, and at the eastern entrance to the city you can see the remains of an ancient aqueduct.
The next three days have to be spent in the north-east of the country, which is similar to Turkey. Rather, some crazy mix of Norway and Ceylon, Switzerland and Bali-all this is first of all about Rize provinces. This region is most famous for its tea plantations: it is here that the same Turkish tea is grown.
This is the main source of the province’s income and the main tourist “feature”, which in recent years, the authorities hope to attract travelers. The surroundings of the main city of Rize – Pontic ridges – They are buried in the greenery of mountain forests and flowering meadows, suspiciously reminiscent of alpine – even the houses are the same! Streams and rivers run along the slopes, and the snowy tops of the three thousands are visible above tea gardens. 50,000 hectares of the land of the province are occupied by the ecological protected Parkar Park – all these beauties on its territory. And an hour drive from coastal rizes is Waterfall PaliniteWhich, like two drops of water, looks like a Balian nung-nung.
In the neighboring one Trabzon provinces The relief of the Pontic mountains created one of the most impressive attractions of the Black Sea region – Valley of Lake Uzungel. She, of course, looks not at all as a Turkish lake, but as part of some Norwegian fjord, even a trout farm is available. On the shore of Uzungel, a small village is spread out, replete with fish restaurants and offers for tourists: fishing, rally on the river, tracking and other popular entertainments. Basically, they go on hikes and do it quite conveniently: there is no need to sleep in tents-in the vicinity there are many small hotels-shawls. For example, along the Demirkapi River there is a SEKERSU Hotel Hotel. The number can be booked for 3100 rubles* per person.
Another breathtaking location of the province of Trabzon – The monastery Panagia managed. He was erected more than 1,500 years ago right inside the chalk cliff, literally on a cliff. Many sad pages were in the history of this place, a miracle that the complex has survived to this day.
It is worth, although, or rather, it will say today at an altitude of 1300 meters above sea level, sparkles with its red tiled roof and masonry, as if he had come here from Prague.
It seems that a trip to the non -banal locations of Turkey is able to replace the visit of almost a dozen other countries and regions. At least at the time, until the world is fully opened for travelers again.
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