Places to visit
Things to do in Beyşehir
10 destinations, each with a description, how long it takes and where it sits on the map.
In short
toroti’s catalogue holds 10 described destinations within Beyşehir, Konya. The themes that come up most: History, Local culture, Nature, Faith heritage, Photography.
Beyşehir Atlıkaya Mezar Odası
It is located in Fasıllar village of Beyşehir district. It is a rearing horse relief, 1.85 m. in height, carved onto a steep rock about 8 m. high from the slope. It is understood that the monument was made in the name of someone who died young. The monuments and ruins of Fasıllar are like a historical open-air museum. The village stands on the site of the Hittite-period city of Mistia. Göçükebir, one of the six districts of the Beyşehir Sanjak, was also established here.
30 minutes
Eflatunpinar Hitit Su Anıti
Eflatunpınar Hittite Water Monument is located within the borders of Sadıkhacı Town, Beyşehir District, Konya Province. During their approximately thousand-year period of dominance in the history of world civilization, the Hittites left various tangible cultural assets reflecting the state structure and social, economic, and religious life. Among the most important factors in the shaping of these cultural assets are needs and beliefs.
45 minutes
Beyşehir Gölü Yaban Hayati
As of 20.02.1993, the area around the lake was granted National Park Status, and the national park area is 88 thousand 750 hectares. It is 100-140 kilometers from Antalya Gulf. It stores the lake waters between elevations 115 and 1125. At maximum elevations, the lake surface reaches 800 km2 and the water it stores reaches 6 million m3. The lake’s elevation above sea level is 1.116 meters. Its width is 10-25 kilometers, and it has dimensions of 42 kilometers in the northwest-southeast direction. Its water is fresh and it has the characteristics of a natural lake.
45 minutes
Lukyanus KitÂbesi Ve Atli Kaya Kabartması
It is 100 metres east of the Fasıllar Hittite Rock Monument. It consists of a 1.85-metre-high horse relief carved onto a steep rock about 10 metres above the ground and a niche. On the right, about five metres above the ground, there is a ten-line inscription measuring 0.85 x 0.95 metres. This inscription mentions horse races to be held for a cavalryman who died at a young age and the rules of these races.
45 minutes
Tarihi Taş Köprü
It was built for the irrigation of the Konya Plain. The first known project related to this issue was put forward during the reign of Kanuni. Grand Vizier Avlonyalı Ferit Paşa brought this matter to the agenda in 1898. On behalf of the Anatolia-Baghdad railway construction company, based on Holzman's studies, it was tendered to the Anatolia-Ottoman Railway Partnership in 1907. Its construction was also completed between 1908-1914 and cost 850000 gold. It is the first irrigation project established by the Ottoman State.
20 minutes
Fasillar Hitit Kaya Anıti
The Fasıllar Monument is one of the largest rock monuments in the world. It lies on the western slope of a hill to the south of Fasıllar Village, which is part of the Beyşehir district. It consists of two superimposed Gods carved onto a 20 square meter face of a giant rock measuring 2.25 x 2.75 x 8.30 meters and weighing 72 tons, along with a pair of lion reliefs on either side of the lower God.
45 minutes
Kubad Âbâd Sarayı
Kubad Âbâd Palace was built in 1236 by Sultan Alâeddin Keykubat and holds historical significance.
45 minutes
Beyşehir Eşrefoğlu Câmii ve Türbesi
Eşrefoğlu Camii, a unique example in our country of the wooden-columned mosques found in old Turkistan cities in Central Asia such as Samarkand and Bukhara, is the largest and most original of the wooden-columned mosques in Anatolia and was built between 1296-1299.
30 minutes
Beyşehir Gölü
The surroundings of Beyşehir Gölü were granted National Park Status as of 20.02.1993, and there are many islands in the lake. Some of these are Hacı Akif, İğdeli, Kızkulesi, Akburun, Mada, Yılanlı, and Külbent islands.
60 minutes
Beyşehir Leylekler Vadisi
Beyşehir Stork Valley is a peaceful area where storks nest in spring. It is an ideal visit point for nature and photography enthusiasts.
120 minutes