Location: Adana
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What to do and see in Adana, Turkish Mediterranean Coast: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Adana (pronounced [aˈda.na]; Armenian: Ադանա) is a major city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan river, 35 km (22 mi) inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province and has a population of 1.7 million, making it the 5th most populated city in Turkey. The Adana-Mersin polycentric metropolitan area, with a population of 3 million, stretches over 70 km (43 mi) east-west and 25 km (16 mi) north-south; encompassing the cities of Mersin, Tarsus and Adana.
Restaurants in Adana
1. Art Jophiel
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 176 reviews
Art Jophiel presents centuries old traditional beadwork, embroideries, kilim motifs, canvas that are unique to Adana region in a cultural shop in the center of the old town. Art Jophiel embraces and welcomes people from Adana and all around the world to discover small handmade gifts, vintage jewellery and accessories as well as decorative hand made art works. Art Jophiel offers traiditional drink "kaynar" with cinnamon and walnuts and welcomes everyone to enjoy the happiness of being the only special cultural art shop about Adana region.
Reviewed By Duiys - London, United Kingdom
This place is absolutely fantastic if you like authentic, quality and handmade jewelry. Owners are kind and very informative. Ambiance is so lovely you just want to spend more time. I’ll definitely come back for more stuff! Congrats for the good job!
2. Ataturk Scientific & Cultural Museum
3. Anavarza Ruins
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By istanbulgibbs - Istanbul, Turkey
You might be put off by the drive in -- can this road really lead to a major tourist attraction, but don't give up. The hike up is absolutely stunning. You can stumble about the ruins but make sure you don't have vertigo or fear of heights. It is sad to see the amount of trash and vandalism and graffiti everywhere but the site is so overwhelmingly gorgeous you can forget it for a bit.
4. Seyhan Dam
5. Tas Kopru
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 532 reviews
Reviewed By TugO_11 - London, United Kingdom
Taşköprü is 310m in length made of solid stone. ( Taskopru simply means Stone Bridge). It is a Bridge built during the Roman era, spanning the River Seyhan in Adana that was probably built in the first half of the second century AD. The bridge was a key link in ancient trade routes from the Mediterranean Sea to Anatolia and Persia. The bridge was closed in 2007, and is one of the oldest bridges in the world open to motorised vehicles. Since 2007 it has only allowed pedestrians on it, and now hosts social and cultural events like musicians and small sales market stalls. Among the names used for the bridge during its history are the Saros Bridge, the Bridge of Justinian, the al-Walid Bridge and Taşköprü. Its definetly worth seeing while in Adana.
6. Yilankale
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By rmitgoteam - Naples, United States
This is a wonderful fortress that has been partially restored. The walk starts from the parking lot with paved stones (there’s a cafe here). The easy part soon stops and the path gets rougher but easily manageable. As you go higher and approach the fortress, the path quickly deteriorates. It’s no longer a path. Some difficult rocking climbing is required through this upper section. Getting on all fours will be necessary for many people. When you come back down you’ll likely be sitting and sliding done these same rocks. Some of these rocks are very smooth from lots of use. The climbing required through this section makes Termossos look like a walk in the park. However, we did see older tourists make it up using all fours and down sitting and sliding. There’s more difficult walking once inside the fortress since some of the paths that wind their way around are not in good condition. The panoramas from the top are a bit disappointing due to lots plastic covered vegetable farming and a big rock quarry cluttering the views. The best views of the fortress are on the way up before the bad part starts and from the road below as you approach the parking area.
7. Sabanci Merkez Camii
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 519 reviews
Reviewed By 289febriana - Jakarta, Indonesia
The design and interior of Sabanci Merkez Camii in Adana is similar with Blue Mosque in Istanbul. The advantage of visiting this masjid compared to the more popular Blue Mosque is less visitor in this masjid making it much more comfortable to enjoy the beautiful interior and surrounding.
