Top Things to do in Corum Province
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10 Things to do in Corum Province That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Corum Province, Turkey including Lion's Gate, Siklik Tabiat Parki, Hattusha, Bogazkale Museum, Great Temple, Corum Muzesi, Alacahoyuk Muzesi, Bogazkoy - Alacahoyuk Milli Parki, Alaca hoyuk, Incesu Kanyonu.
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1. Lion's Gate
2. Siklik Tabiat Parki
3. Hattusha
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 322 reviews
Reviewed By AnnBlacksea - Samsun, Turkey
I have been to Hattusha a few times in the last couple of years as it is an excellent place to spend a few hours when driving through Turkey. You will need a car to drive from location to location - if you opt to hike around the ancient city, it will take you all day and you need to be fit and take plenty of water as you will do some climbing. When you enter the museum by car you will do a loop and stop off at a number of locations including the various entrances to the city such as the Sphinx gate, temples, lion gate and the tunnel entrance.This is possibly one of the lesser known UNESCO sites but this former Hittite Empire capital should not be overlooked.
4. Bogazkale Museum
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 52 reviews
Reviewed By TubaKoseogluOkcu - Istanbul, Turkey
First of all, let me state that the name of the museum is "Boğazköy" not Boğazkale. It's a compact yet very impressive museum, opened back in 1966 and renovated in 2011. The displays in the museum are from the Hattuşa Hittite Site. The catch of the museum is the sphinx reclaimed from Berlin. The museum pass is valid here. It has the necessary infrastructure for those who use wheelchairs. The displays are both in Turkish and English. The visit of Hattuşa site would be incomplete if you miss this museum, so if you are around and are interested in Hittite civilization, allocate your time and do visit this compact museum.
5. Great Temple
6. Corum Muzesi
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 121 reviews
Reviewed By TubaKoseogluOkcu - Istanbul, Turkey
This museum, comprised of two parts, ie archeology and ethnography, is truly a gem for history lovers. Converted from an old high school (in fact, our local driver was an alumni of that school and I envied him for having spent his school days in such a fantastic location), the museum has a very impressive building, an exemplary architectural style of early Republic days of Turkey. It's large yet very compact. There are exhibits in the large garden too but the best pieces are inside. Personally, I liked the archeology section much more. There were really some stunning items such as the Hittite vase with high reliefs (one of only 5 surviving vases of the type) or the remnants of the scale model that inspired the re-construction of fortress at Hattuşaş. The archeology section covers mainly Hittite and Phrygian findings whereas the ethnography section is mainly Ottoman period related. Beware that some of the exhibits are not the originals. You can read from the explanatory notes (both in Turkish and English) which ones are replicas and which ones are originals. The replicas' originals are at the Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi in the capital city of Ankara. Once you are at this part of Turkey, I assume you would also visit the archeological sites Hattuşaş, Yazılıkaya, Alacahöyük etc. I recommend to visit first the sites and then the museum as only this way, the exhibits make more sense and it's much easier to visualize them in their right place. This is a museum that must be visited. Allocate at least 2 hours. Museum Card is valid here.
7. Alacahoyuk Muzesi
8. Bogazkoy - Alacahoyuk Milli Parki
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 14 reviews
Reviewed By W9325QMsusant - Mount Pleasant, United States
An uncrowded and fascinating place to visit. It is a huge area that you cannot see in just one day. Certainly a must see if you are in Corum. You are walking through an ancient Hittite civilization. Very fortunately it remains a quiet, untrampled site; not yet overrun by masses of tourists with their selfie sticks.
9. Alaca hoyuk
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 10 reviews
Reviewed By 1973LYS - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The highlight of this necropolis: several burial pits in which plates and dishes, weapons, ritual objects and ornaments are discovered. In additions, several monumental defensive walls with figures of sphinxes on the gates, a temple, and other architectural structures dates from Hittite period are worthy to be explored. We visited Alacahöyük in end of August 2020, still in midst of C19 thus not many visitors were around. Though the archeological works have resumed and made our visit more interesting. Just steps away there is a small museum with limited collection of Hittite's vessels, statues, etc. Most of the collections are displayed in Anadolu Medeniyetleri Müzesi in Ankara.
