Places to visit
Things to do in Kastamonu
35 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 35 described destinations within Kastamonu. The themes that come up most: Nature, Coast, Faith heritage, Museum, Culture, History.
Districts of Kastamonu
Ilgarini Mağarası
It is possible to reach the cave, which is 858 metres long and 250 metres deep, with a walk of approximately 1,5-2 hours from the village. However, a local guide must definitely be taken against the danger of getting lost in the dense forest area. Inside the cave, many stalactites and stalagmites can be found, and chapels, tombs and cisterns belonging to the Late Roman and Byzantine periods can also be seen.
45 minutes
Gideros Koyu
A secluded, lush green natural wonder that takes its name Gideros from the Genoese. Located in Kastamonu’s Cide district, Gideros Bay was once so out of sight that it served as a hiding place for pirates and smugglers. It was also used as a place to hide ammunition and supplies during the War of Independence. One of the things said about Gideros Bay is that it was founded by the Amazons. In addition, Homer mentioned Gideros in his works.
45 minutes
Küre Dağları Milli Parkı
Küre Dağları, which was selected in 1998 by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) as one of the priority areas for conservation in the Forests of Europe, was declared a National Park in 2000. As of 2012, it took its place among the Pan Parks, symbolizing Europe’s distinguished protected areas. Thus, Küre Dağları Milli Parkı was declared Europe’s 13th and Turkey’s first Pan Park.
60 minutes
Mahmut Bey Camii
It is located in Kasaba Village on the road to the district of Daday, 18 kilometers from the city, in the northwest of the province. It was built in 1366 as a Friday Mosque by Emir Mahmut Bey, the ruler of the Candaroğulları Principality. The exterior walls of the mosque were built of rubble stone, its interior is entirely wooden, and plaster was used only in the mihrab section.
20 minutes
Kastamonu Kent Tarihi Müzesi
The museum, which presents Kastamonu's developments in the process of urbanization to its visitors through photographs, graphics and various objects, also exhibits rare works such as Anatolia's first handmade console piano dating from 1904 and a 40-square-meter carpet woven in 1907 at Kastamonu Sana-i Nefise Mektebi.
45 minutes
Kizilcaoluk Şelalesi
Kızılcaoluk Waterfall, located near Başköy in Kargı district, hosts views resembling a riot of colors in autumn, while at times it takes on a mysterious atmosphere beneath a cloud of mist. The waterfall near Kargı Tatil Köyü is a place for those seeking tranquility.
45 minutes
Nasrullah Kadi Külliyesi
It was built by Nasrullah Kadı in 912-1506. The külliye, which includes a mosque, madrasa, fountain and tomb, is owned by the Directorate of Foundations. Mosque: It was commissioned by Nasrullah Kadı in 912-1506. In 1159-1746, it was repaired and enlarged by Reis’ ül Küttap Hacı Mustafa Efendi. During this time, a library and also a madrasa were added. The mosque is still open for worship and is in the position of Kastamonu’s central mosque.
45 minutes
Şeyh Şabanı Veli Külliyesi
Who is Şeyh Şabanı Veli Hazretleri? Şeyh Şabanı Veli Hazretleri was born in 1497 in Cimdar Neighborhood of Çakırçayı Village, connected to Gökçeağaç Subdistrict of Taşköprü District of Kastamonu. In the work titled Sefine-i Evliya, however, his birth date is given as 1499. Şabanı Veli lost his father before he was born, and his mother when he was about three years old. A benevolent lady took Şabanı Veli under her protection and helped him complete his education.
45 minutes
Ilgaz Kiş Sporları Turizm Merkezi
Since the province is surrounded by the Küre (İsfendiyar) Mountains to the north and Ilgaz Mountain to the south, it receives abundant snowfall in winter. Both because of its terrain features and because it receives heavy snowfall, it is highly popular for winter tourism. While a large part of it lies within the borders of Kastamonu Province, it also extends into the borders of Çankırı Province. It is on the Kastamonu – Ankara highway route. The facilities section is 1.5 km from the main road. It is located on Ilgaz Mountain.
45 minutes
Yakupağa Külliyesi
The initial construction of the külliye began with the mosque commissioned by Halimi Çelebi, the teacher of Yavuz Sultan Selim. Later, in 1547, Yakup Ağa, Treasurer of Kanuni Sultan Süleyman, had the mosque renovated; by having a madrasa, imaret, guesthouse and sıbyan mektebi built next to it, he turned the structure into a külliye. The mosque was built of cut stone, and its domes are covered with lead. Its minaret was built at the southwest corner of the mosque.
45 minutes
Kurtuluşa Giden Yolda İnebolu Kent Müzesi
The building, which was built as a madrasa in 1882 on the instructions of Sultan II. Abdulhamid by Abdurrahman Paşa, the Governor of Kastamonu of the period, and subsequently used for many years as the İnebolu Municipality Service Building, suffered a fire in 1996. The old Municipality Building, which was vacated in 1997 and left abandoned to its fate in a derelict condition for years, was taken into restoration in 2013.
45 minutes
İnebolu Türk Ocağı Binası
M. Kemal ATATÜRK, who visited İnebolu on 25-26-27 August 1925, announced one of his most important messages to the whole world in the İnebolu Türk Ocağı Binası on 27 August 1925. It is understood that the ground floor of the building was entirely allocated to commercial functions. There are 3 shops on the north facade facing the sea and 1 shop on the west facade.
45 minutes
İnebolu Evleri Ve Konaklari
Among the examples that stand out for their uniqueness in the diversity of housing types across the geography of Kastamonu are the houses of the coastal district of İnebolu. The roofs of İnebolu houses, which have distinctive features, are covered with slate (marl) stone specific to the region. The exterior facades of the buildings were painted with red ochre, and thus were given a striking beauty with colors such as red in particular, as well as blue and white.
45 minutes
Taşköprü Kent Tarihi Müzesi
Sultan Mahmud II abolished the Janissary Corps in 1826 and restructured the Ottoman army by establishing a new army called Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammediye, but this army proved insufficient to protect the vast borders of the Ottoman Empire. In this situation, in order to ensure security without disrupting the agriculture-based Ottoman economy, a part-time military organization was designed to support the regular army. Thus, in 1834, the Redif Units were established.
45 minutes
Kastamonu Arkeoloji Müzesi
The museum building located in the city center of Kastamonu was designed by Architect Kemaleddin Bey and was built in 1917 as the Union and Progress Club. The building, which served as the Independence Tribunal in 1921, also functioned as the buildings of Türk Ocağı, Halk Fıkrası and the Kastamonu Youth Organization until 1945. On 30 August 1925, after İnebolu, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk delivered his second speech here regarding the hat and clothing reform.
45 minutes
Atatürk Ve Şerife Bacı Anıti
Who is Şerife Bacı? Martyr Şerife Bacı represents the heroic Turkish woman who carried ammunition from İnebolu to Kastamonu in the War of Independence. In December of 1921, when severe winter conditions prevailed, Şerife Bacı came as far as the front of the barracks with her child on her back and her ox cart in front of her, and she froze to death in order to protect the ammunition and her child.
45 minutes
Gökçeseki Örenyeri
It is located on the slopes of the southern hill of the two hills situated to the north of Gökçeseki Village in Ermenek District of Karaman Province. Within the Örenyeri located on the southern, eastern and western slopes of the hill, there are foundation remains of many structures, architectural pieces, abundant pottery fragments, and a stepped sacred area at the very top of the hill.
45 minutes
Horma Kanyonu
Located in Pınarbaşı district, Horma Canyon is 3 km from the district center. With its natural riches, Horma Canyon, one of the must-see places of the Western Black Sea, has greatly revitalized tourism in Pınarbaşı in recent times. Horma Canyon is home to specially planned natural walking areas and resting points. Zarı Stream, fed by Ilıca Waterfall, passes through the canyon.
45 minutes
İsmailbey Külliyesi
Located in İsmail Bey Neighborhood in the city center, the külliye is situated on Şahinşah Rock, which has two rock tombs dating to the 7th century BC. Within the külliye, commissioned by İsmail Bey, the last ruler of the Candaroğulları Principality, there is a group of structures consisting of a mosque, tomb, madrasa, inn, bath and library, displaying the finest examples of the art of the beylik period.
45 minutes
Evkaya Mezarları
It is located immediately south of the city center, on the surface of a bedrock mass below the Industrial Vocational High School. There are a total of 8 rock tombs in the area, three of which are monumental. Two of the monumental tombs contain two burial benches each in their burial chambers. The Evkaya Tomb, which gives its name to the area, attracts considerable attention with its columned front facade and the depiction of “Potnea Theron” – “Goddess Mistress of Animals” on its pediment. The tombs B.C.
45 minutes
Valla Kanyonu
Valla Canyon has a magnificent view carved by Devrekani Stream within the Küre Mountains. It begins near Muratbaşı Village, 26 kilometers north of Pınarbaşı, at the point where Devrekani Stream and Kanlıçay meet. Stretching approximately 10 kilometers north toward Cide, the canyon has high rocky cliffs between 800-1200 meters. Birds of prey such as eagles, hawks, and vultures can be found on these cliffs.
45 minutes
Kastamonu Hükümet Konağı
Together with the monumental public buildings from the 19th century around it, the building forms a texture belonging to the past and was built in 1902 by Architect Vedat Tek, one of the founders of national architectural structure. Built as 2 storeys above the ground floor, the building stylistically carries an eclecticism of western classicism and Ottoman orientalism in its exterior wall decorations and window shapes.
45 minutes
Atli Turizm Aktiviteleri
With Kastamonu’s flora and fauna, its many endemic plant species, canyons, caves, waterfalls and plateaus, the district of Daday, one of the world’s rare ecotourism paradises where you can experience all the colors and texture of nature in 4 seasons, is a natural health center with its forests producing oxygen with healing properties, and it hosted Turkey’s 2. Sanatorium.
45 minutes
Sepetçioğlu Konağı
Kastamonu Sepetçioğlu Konağı has a nearly square rectangular plan. The building consists of a basement, ground floor and first floor. It is the finest example of its period. Work began with roof repair on 25.11.1998, restoration began on 22.06.1999, and the restoration was completed on 23.09.2000. It was allocated to the Turkish Education Volunteers Foundation, headquartered in İstanbul, to carry out activities for the public and students in the neighborhood.
45 minutes
Çatak Kanyonu
Çatak Canyon, one of Kastamonu’s most important tourism assets, is 7 kilometers from the center. By proceeding 6 kilometers by vehicle and 1 kilometer along the walking trail in the mountain, the canyon’s observation point at an altitude of 900 meters is reached. It is a great pleasure to watch the canyon stretching for kilometers from the observation point. The canyon starts 1-2 km below Çatak Bridge.
45 minutes
Ilica Şelalesi
Ilıca Waterfall is located within the borders of Ilıca Village, 12 kilometers from Pınarbaşı, Kastamonu. It falls from a height of 15 meters. Ilıca Waterfall has an exotic appearance, with the natural pool formed where the water falls and its surroundings covered with various vegetation.
45 minutes
Kastamonu Kalesi
The castle stands like a crown over the city from its highest point, as one of Kastamonu’s main symbols. Located on a main rock mass in the west of the city, the castle was built by the Komnenos in the 12th century A.D. Of the original structure, only the inner castle section has survived to the present day.
45 minutes
Mimar Vedat Tek Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi
It was opened on 31 Ekim 2008 as a comprehensive venue that sheds light on the past from another perspective. Within this venue are the Cumhuriyet Evi, the Hat and Lace Museum, which is a first in Türkiye, the Atatürk Exhibition Hall, the Bebek Evi, and the Art Gallery.
60 minutes
Geriş Tepesi
It is a hill 495 m high, in the south of the district. It is the place where one of the three important castle ruins in İnebolu is located. On the plains here, there are the ruins of a large monastery whose construction date cannot be determined with certainty. In the monastery, there are cisterns, columns and inscriptions. The column and the monogram on it reflect Byzantine characteristics. It is understood from the ruins that there were many guesthouses and shops around it.
60 minutes
Kastamonu Kent Müzesi
Kastamonu City Museum was established in 2002 under the name “Kastamonu City History Museum” as the first provincial-scale city archive and documentation center in Turkey, in line with the recommendation decision of the Historical Cities Union, with the aim of carrying out work for the “preservation of urban memory,” creating an archive, and exhibiting urban culture.
45 minutes
Livapaşa Konağı - Etnografya Müzesi
The Ethnography Museum serves in Livapaşa Mansion, one of the rare works among the examples of Kastamonu civil architecture. Livapaşa Mansion was built as a residence by Mir Liva Sadık Paşa, who was the Head of the Kastamonu Military Branch, in the years 1879-1881. Built as three storeys over a basement, the mansion sheds light on the 19th-century way of life with its 22 rooms, 6 halls, double-sided staircase, and the bath and kitchen on the basement floor.
45 minutes
Kastamonu Saat Kulesi
Located behind Kastamonu Hükümet Konağı, on Sarayüstü Tepesi, the structure is one of the city’s most important symbols. Built in 1885 by Governor Abdurrahman Paşa, the structure has a living legend among the public that it is an exiled clock. According to the legend, the untimely ringing bell of the clock located in İstanbul Sarayburnu causes one of the sultan’s pregnant concubines to miscarry. For this reason, the clock tower is exiled to Kastamonu.
45 minutes
Münire Medresesi El Sanatları Çarşısı
The madrasa located behind Nasrullah Camii was commissioned in 1746 by Reisül Küttab Hacı Mustafa Efendi. The building was opened to tourism in 2001 with the arrangements made by the Governorship of Kastamonu. In the 21 shops inside the madrasa, all kinds of traditional handicrafts belonging to Kastamonu can be found, and it is also possible to have a wide-ranging tour extending from medicinal herbs and products of the region to Kastamonu local cuisine.
45 minutes
Pompeipolis Antik Kenti
The ancient city located in the center of Taşköprü District was founded by the Romans in 64 BC as the Provincial Center of Paphlagonia (Paflagonya). Some of the architectural pieces unearthed from the ancient settlement, which is in the form of a covered mound, can be seen in Taşköprü District, while the artifacts and mosaics uncovered in archaeological excavations can be seen in Kastamonu Archaeology Museum.
45 minutes
Arkeoloji Müzesi
The Archaeology Museum is an important museum that sheds light on the history of the region with artifacts collected from Kastamonu and its surroundings.
45 minutes