KASTAMONU CITY GUIDE

Kastamonu city center, an ancient settlement location, and its districts contain numerous historical structures available for visiting purposes. The major ones among these localities are Araç, Taşköprü, Küre, Abana districts and are protected areas. Archeological protected sites could be counted as Zimbilli Hill (Pompeipolis) in Taşköprü district, Abeş Castle and Geriş Hill in Inebolu district, Ginolu Bay in Çatalzeytin district, Gideros Bay in Cide District.

Sites of Interest

Ilgaz Mountain National Park, Mt. Kadı, Soğuksu, Açıkmaslak, Acısu, Kanlıgöl, Dipsizgöl, Üçoluklar, Yaralıgöz, Yeşilyuva, Karşıyaka, Ginoğlu, Masruf Deposu, Geriştepe and Limanüstü forest recreation areas, Timonion and Pompeipolis antique city ruins, Kastamonu Castle, Pervaneoğlu Ali Cure House (Cure House with the Snakes), Atabey, İbn Neccar, Halil Bey, Mahmud Bey, Nasrullah, SinanBey, Şeyh Şaban-ı Veli, Kötürüm Bayezıd, Hoca Şemseddin, Kasım Bey and Abdurrahman Pasha mosques, İsmail Bey and Yakup Ağa mosque complexes, Münire old theological school (medrese), Atabay, Aşir Efendi, Deva,İsmail Bey and Urgan inns, Nasrullah Bridge and Taş Köprü (Stone Bridge), Inn (caravansary) at Gökçeağaç, Kastamonu Museum.