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Amasya is a typical Turkish city, like an outdoor museum with its history of 7500 years, natural, historical and cultural assets. This beautiful city, where you can find artefacts belonging to a time span of thousands of years, is an authentic place with its historical buildings, cultural legacy and artistic elements that have survived to this day.

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Amasya is a great place for a short break, with its fabulous old wooden houses, the spectacular tombs of the Pontic Kings, some fine old Ottoman mosques and tombs. Also you can see the Yesilirmak (Green River) which runs right through the center.

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Composed of a mosque, theology school, monument, and fountain, this külliye (Islamic-Ottoman social complex) was constructed in the name of Sultan Bayezid II between 1484-1488. With two beautiful minarets that are covered in colorful stones, the complex also has an old plane tree that is believed to be as old as the külliye itself.

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Also known as the Harşena Castle because of its location on the Harşena mountain, overlooking the city, the Amasya Castle has been attacked by the Persian, Roman, Pontus and Byzantine Empires. After every destructive force, the castle was built anew and protected the city until the 18th century when it lost its strategic importance.

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This superb museum packs in beautifully laid out treasures from the Bronze Age and the Hittite, Pontic and Roman eras. The highlight though is a collection of mummies dating from the 14th-century İlkhan period. The bodies, mummified without removing the organs, were discovered beneath the Burmalı Minare Camii.

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The local food in Amasya is also an indicator of the variety in the ancient culture and history of he city. Geographical location of the city which makes it a passageway between the Blacksea Region and the internal regions of Anatolia has enabled the city to acquire the marvellous and authentic cuisines of both regions. There are so many dishes that are typical of Amasya cuisine.

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Amasya was a fortified city high on the cliffs above the river. It has a long history as provincial capital, a wealthy city producing kings and princes, artists, scientists, poets and thinkers, from the kings of Pontus, through Strabo the geographer, to many generations of the Ottoman imperial dynasty, and up to being the location of an important moment in the life of Ataturk.

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Amasya is famous for its apples.

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The legendary Ferhat and Şirin