UNESCO · 1994
City of Safranbolu
Cultural Karabük ii | iv | v
Overview
UNESCO sites and what they mean
Safranbolu is an Ottoman market town that kept its timber houses, cobbled lanes and guild bazaar. It is not a museum village: people still live in the old houses, which is exactly why it works.
Safranbolu preserves a dense collection of Ottoman town houses, along with a bazaar, mosques and a hammam. The old town is best explored on foot; the hillside houses reward a slow look at their timber frames and plastered facades. It is an easy stop between Ankara and the Black Sea coast.
UNESCO
1994
Cultural
ii | iv | v
Getting there
Practical information
Province
Top attractions
Cinci HanıYörük KöyüCinci HamamıŞeker KanyonuTokatlı Kanyonuİncekaya Su KemeriYemeniciler Arastasıİzzet Mehmet Paşa Camii
Local flavours
Safranbolu BükmesiBoranaSütlü Keşkek ÇorbasıSafranlı ZerdeBandırma
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