Things to Do in Adana: Places and Attractions

Historic & Cultural

Yılankale is a late 12th–13th century Armenian castle in Adana Province of Turkey. It is known in Armenian as Levonkla after its possible founder—King Leo I the Magnificent of the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia. Medieval Armenian names attached to the site are Kovara and Vaner.

Historic & Cultural

Adana Archaeology Museum is a museum in Adana that houses the historical heritage of Cilicia. The museum is currently located at the former Simyonoglu textile plant that was built in 1906 by Aristidi Simyonoglu as being the largest manufacturing plant of the region. It is one of the oldest archaeological museums in Turkey.

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Ayas Castle, located in the Yumurtalık district of Adana, is a historic structure dating back to the Middle Ages. To protect Ayas, an important port city in ancient times, two castles were built, one on land and one at sea. The castle was strengthened during the Cilician Armenian Kingdom period and used by various civilizations. The Süleyman Tower, built by Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent in 1536, is also a significant part of the castle.

Nature & Adventure

Akner monastery is a destroyed Armenian monastery near the Eğner village of Adana province of modern Turkey. Built in the 12th century, it was heavily ruined by neighbouring Turkish Muslims during the Hamidian massacres in 1896.

City Guides

Historic & Cultural

Atatürk House, located in Adana's Seyhan district, is a traditional 19th-century Adana mansion. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his wife Latife Hanım stayed in this mansion during their visit to Adana on March 15, 1923. The building was converted into a museum in 1981, exhibiting documents, photographs, and ethnographic artifacts from the Turkish War of Independence and the early years of the Republic. Taş Köprü, ÇARŞI HAMAMI, and Mestan Hamamı are within walking distance.

Museums

The Adana Metropolitan Municipality Bülent Ecevit Museum is located in the Kayalıbağ neighborhood of Seyhan district, Adana. The museum, housed in a historical building restored by the Adana Metropolitan Municipality, opened on July 20, 2023, the anniversary of the Cyprus Peace Operation. It is the first museum opened in the name of Bülent Ecevit and displays memorabilia belonging to Bülent Ecevit and his wife Rahşan Ecevit. Taş Köprü is 358 meters away, ÇARŞI HAMAMI is 494 meters away, and Mestan Hamamı is 613 meters away.

Museums

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Historic & Cultural

Taş Köprü, located on the Seyhan River, is a historic Roman bridge in the center of Adana, connecting the Seyhan and Yüreğir districts. Likely built in the first half of the 2nd century AD, it is considered one of the oldest bridges in the world still in use. Following a restoration completed in 2007, the bridge was closed to vehicle traffic and opened only to pedestrians. It is 629 meters from the Cumhuriyet metro stop.

Nature & Adventure

Historic & Cultural

Misis Bridge is a historical bridge located on the Ceyhan River, in the Misis Municipality, which is part of Adana's Yüreğir metropolitan district. It is known as Anatolia's first Roman bridge. According to a widespread local belief, the paper on which Lokman Hekim, who found the elixir of immortality, wrote this elixir, flew from his hand at Misis Bridge.

Yumurtalık Lagoon is a lagoon located in Adana Province, southern Turkey. The area is a nature reserve, a national park, and is a Ramsar site.