Afyonkarahisar

Afyonkarahisar

Things to do in Afyonkarahisar;

First day

Start your day with a breakfast consisting of local flavors of Afyonkarahisar and recharge your energy. Taste honey, cream, sausage, pastrami, lentil twist and poppy katmer for breakfast. See the city center and traditional products at Keçeciler Bazaar and Bedesten Bazaar with a pleasant walk from Zafer Square to Uzun Carsi. Take a tea break in historical Taşhan. You can get local handicraft products. Visit Millet Hammam, Ulu Mosque and the Culture and Art House, one of the historical houses of Afyonkarahisar. Take a mystical trip in Sultan Divani Mevlevihane. Discover historical mansions, the most beautiful examples of civil architecture of the last Ottoman period. Enjoy the magnificent view by climbing the stairs carved into the rock to Karahisar Castle, one of the symbols of Afyonkarahisar, at the end of the bumpy streets. After the hard climb, return to the city center and taste the local delicacies of Afyonkarahisar. For lunch, don't forget to taste the main courses consisting of Afyon Roasted beef, tandoori, eggplant moussaka, Afyon Kebab, whole meat, lamb tandoori, goce khutusu, ilibada wrap, rolled leaf wrap, çullama meatballs, or after the sausage doner, the famous creamy bread kadaif on top. Witness the history and culture of the city by visiting Afyonkarahisar Archeology Museum and Zafer Museum. Examine ethnographic works at Çeşmeli Konak. Be sure to visit Afyonkarahisar İsmail Kumartaşlı Eggs and Arts Center and Alimoğlu Music Center. Feel more closely about Afyonkarahisar, which is known as the city of victory, by visiting the martyrdoms, monuments and the Independence Promotion Center of the heroes who were martyred in the National Struggle. After a tiring day, taste the local dishes of Afyonkarahisar for dinner. Get rid of the tiredness of the day at your hotel or a thermal center closest to you and get ready for the next day.

The second day

After visiting the important places in the city center on the first day, start the day early and recharge with the local breakfasts of Afyonkarahisar. Set out to explore Phrygian Afyon, which is the settlement center of the Phrygians today and where there are many ancient ruins from the period. You can start the exploration with the fairy chimneys, which are formed as a result of the erosion of volcanic rock fragments over time. Later, Kırkinler Ruins used in the Phrygian and Byzantine periods, Selimiye Burial Rooms, Ayazini Ancient City, which was known as a settlement since the Phrygians and became a religious center by taking the name Metropolis during the Roman and Byzantine periods, Ayazini Carving Church and Avdalaz Castle. Travel through history by visiting Feel the hospitality of the friendly Ayazini villagers, who keep the Turkish hospitality alive by visiting the historical houses reflecting the last period architecture that have been restored in the ancient city of Ayazini. In Ayazhan, you can eat local dishes prepared and served by the people of Ayazini, and you can buy handicrafts. Take a short break on your journey in history by tasting the local dishes of Goose with Siyez wheat in the regions you visited. Spend a pleasant time in the recreation area created around Emre Lake and have a different experience by riding the Phrygian Boat. Explore the Aslantaş, Yılantaş and Maltaş open-air temples in the Köhnüş Valley, which was later considered sacred, and the dozens of Phrygian Rock Tombs and Monuments carved into the rocks along the valley, Demirli Castle, Aslankaya Monument, and Memeç Rocks. If you have time, take a stroll on the lake with the Phrygian Boat (King Midas' Boat) in Emre Lake, which is on the migration routes of flamingos, and see many more historical-smelling natural beauties in the region. Watch the magnificent sunset on the shore of the lake. After equipping your dinner table with a local Afyonkarahisar cuisine, relieve your tiredness with its thermal waters.