Historic & Cultural in Bartın: Top Places

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Amasra is a small Black Sea port town in the Bartın Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Amasra District. Its population is 6,098 (2021).

Historic & Cultural

Kuşkayası is a roadside monument just outside the town of Amasra, in Bartın Province, in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It was erected in the Roman Imperial age.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Amasra Castle, located in the Amasra district of Bartın, was built during the Roman period and later restored by the Byzantines, Genoese, and Ottomans. The castle consists of two main parts: Sormagir Castle on Boztepe and Zindan Castle on the mainland, connected by the Kemere Bridge. It was included in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List in 2013. It is within walking distance of Amasra Museum (524 m), Küçük Kilise (45 m), and Fatih Mosque (268 m).

Kemer Köprü, located in Bartın Merkez, is a historic structure built in the 18th century during the reign of Abdulhamid I by Çalıkoğlu İbrahim Bey. Situated on the Koca Naz River, a branch of the Bartın River, the bridge was constructed with cut stones and mortar mixed with egg whites. The bridge is 42 meters long and 8.5 meters wide, and its architect is believed to have been a Greek master. Kemer Köprü is still used for transportation today and is notable for its historical character.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Amasra is a small Black Sea port town in the Bartın Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Amasra District. Its population is 6,098 (2021).

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural