Places to visit
Things to do in Akçakoca
17 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 17 described destinations within Akçakoca, Düzce. The themes that come up most: Local culture, History, Faith heritage, Nature, Coast.
Dadalı Köyü
Dadalı Köyü is one of our regions that has attracted attention in recent years in the fields of rural and eco-village tourism with its unspoiled nature and high organic farming capacity. The village, whose economy is based on agriculture and animal husbandry, has become a model village throughout Turkey with the project titled 'Branding and Quality Management in Tourism of Dadalı Köyü' prepared by the Akçakoca Hazelnut and Chestnut Producers Union and supported by the East Marmara Development Agency (MARKA).
60 minutes
Cumayanı Mesire Alanı
The Cumayanı picnic and recreation area located in our Akçakoca district is within the borders of Göktepe Village, 3 km southwest of Akçakoca. It is a place of relaxation with its centuries-old monumental plane trees and the stream right beside it. The area, arranged as a picnic and recreation area, also draws attention with the ruins of a historical bath remaining from the Seljuks, the historical Evliya mosque, and the Evliya Ahmet Dede Tomb.
60 minutes
Orhan Gazi Cami
It is known that Orhan Gazi, one of the founders of the Ottoman State, came and stayed here (1323 AD) and also had a mosque built bearing his own name. This cultural heritage, recorded as Sultan Orhan Camii Şerifi, was restored in 2007 by the General Directorate of Foundations and reopened for worship and visits.
20 minutes
Tarihi Uğurlu Köyü Yeni Meze Cami
It is located in Uğurlu Köyü, 16km from Akçakoca. The mosque, which is a fine example of stone workmanship, was built in 1885. The mosque, which contains inscriptions dating back to the Ottomans, is one of the important values of the province.
20 minutes
Sarıyayla Şelalesi
Aktaş Waterfall is located within the borders of Aktaş Village, 11km. from Akçakoca city center. With its nature and the rich vegetation around it, it is one of Akçakoca’s natural beauties worth seeing. Aktaş Waterfall, one of the places that tourists coming to the region for sea tourism have only recently begun to discover, is quite suitable for nature sports such as trekking and photo safari among the sound of the water falling from 50mt. and the greenery surrounding it.
45 minutes
Akçakoca Yürüyüş Parkurlari
Akçakoca is attractive for local and foreign tourists with its sea, sand, Fishing Shelter, varieties of fish depending on the characteristics of the season, sunset, historic houses and religious architecture, mountain strawberries, chestnut honey, hazelnuts, beaches stretching for kilometers and healing sand, lush green vegetation, picnic and recreation areas, historic monumental trees, the historic Ceneviz Kalesi, Fakıllı Mağarası, Aktaş Şelalesi, and local flavors.
45 minutes
Ceneviz Kalesi Ve Plaji
Ceneviz Kalesi and Beach is located to the west of Akçakoca, 3 kilometers from the district center. Ceneviz Kalesi and its surroundings, which have survived from the Hellenistic, Roman and Eastern Roman periods to the present day, were registered as an archaeological and natural protected site in 1996 by decision of the Ankara Cultural and Natural Heritage Preservation Board. The castle, built with rubble stones, has an entrance gate on the land side and a high tower next to it.
45 minutes
Fakilli Mağarası
Fakıllı Mağarası, Düzce’nin Akçakoca ilçesinin 8 km güneydoğusundaki Fakıllı köyünde bulunmaktadır. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı Kültür ve Tabiat Varlıklarını Koruma Bölge Kurulu Müdürlüğü tarafından I. derece sit alanı olarak tescillenmiştir. Bulunduğu köyden ismini alan mağaranın toplam uzunluğu 1.017 m ziyarete açık alanı ise 350 m’dir. Doğal özellikler taşıyan mağaranın içinde çeşitli yönlere giden galeriler, sarkıt ve dikitler vardır.
45 minutes
Çayağzi Köyü Orhangazi Camii
Çayağzı Village Orhangazi Mosque is known as the place where Orhan Gazi, one of the founders of the Ottoman State, came and stayed (1323 AD), and where he also had a mosque built bearing his own name. This cultural heritage, recorded as Sultan Orhan Camii Şerifi, was restored in 2007 by the General Directorate of Foundations and reopened for worship and visits.
45 minutes
Aktaş Şelalesi
Aktaş Waterfall is within the borders of Aktaş village in the Akçakoca district of Düzce, located at the point where İstanbul and Ankara meet the coast. The waterfall, which is 55 km from Düzce and 11 km from Akçakoca district, is one of Akçakoca’s natural beauties worth seeing with its nature and the rich vegetation around it.
45 minutes
Göktepe Köyü Camii
The building, constructed in 1932 in Göktepe Village of Akçakoca District, was built with brick infill walls between a timber frame on a base where wooden consoles were laid horizontally, and its exterior was plastered. The mosque’s last congregation area, ceiling, floor coverings, and minbar are wooden. Its floor centerpiece and minbar have vegetal decorations in carving technique, and its mihrab and walls have vegetal decorations in relief technique. The mosque, which has no minaret, has a hipped roof.
45 minutes
Orhangazi İlköğretim Okulu
The historic Orhangazi Primary School located in Akçakoca is situated in Orhangazi Neighborhood, where examples of civil architecture are concentrated in the district. Built in 1928, Orhangazi Primary School is one of the first schools constructed by the state. The restored school is also where our famous writer Rıfat Ilgaz worked as a teacher and wrote his work "Karadeniz’in Kıyıcığı" during this period.
45 minutes
Hemşin Köyü Camii
The historic Hemşin Köyü Camii, located 15 kilometers from Akçakoca and built in 1877 by Hemşin people who came from Artvin after the Ottoman-Russian War, is one of the best examples of çantı-type mosques. The mosque, built with an example of stonework on the first floor and using the çantı technique on the second floor, has a history approaching 150 years. Hemşin Camii, whose minaret is also wooden, draws attention with its ceiling workmanship, mihrab and minbar.
45 minutes
Kurugöl Kanyonu
Kurugöl Canyon, located in Kurugöl Village in Akçakoca District of Düzce Province, is 14 kilometers from the district center. With a hiking trail along the stream consisting of easy and difficult sections, it is one of the must-see beauties of Akçakoca for nature and adventure lovers, away from stress, with its unique nature. The area is quite suitable for trekking, photo safari, and rock climbing, and offers visitors a visual feast with its lush green nature.
45 minutes
Uğurlu Köyü Yeni Meze Camii
Uğurlu Köyü Yeni Meze Camii is located in Uğurlu village, 16 km from Akçakoca. The mosque, which is a fine example of stone workmanship, was built in 1885. In the garden of the mosque, which contains inscriptions from the Ottoman Period, there is also a water well.
45 minutes
Akçakoca Merkez Cami
Unlike mosques built with a single-dome system, it draws attention with its contemporary architecture. The mosque, whose foundation was laid in 1989 and which was opened for worship in 2004, has a dome height of 31 meters and a minaret height of 58 meters.
20 minutes
Akçakoca Tarihi Evleri
Akçakoca District and its villages contain fine examples of civil architecture. According to their construction periods and the origins of the villages’ settlers, these structures display different architectural characteristics. A large part of the historic houses are located in Yukarı Mahalle, one of the oldest settlements of Akçakoca and famous for such houses. 160 historic houses have been placed under protection as a conservation area.
45 minutes