Things to Do in Taşova: 6 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Taşova

• 1 Historic
• 1 Religious
• 1 Museum
• 3 Nature

1 🌳 Nature

Boğalı Plateau

A natural highland plateau within the district boundaries, where festivals are held in the summer months.

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2 🌳 Nature

Boraboy Lake

A water source formed as a landslide-dammed lake, located within the district boundaries.

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3 🏛️ Historic

Alparslan Town

A historic settlement founded in 1257 by Seyyid Nurettin Alparslan.

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4 🌳 Nature

Yeşilırmak Valley

The district of Taşova is located on the Yeşilırmak Valley.

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5 🖼️ Museum

Alpaslan Museum

A town museum in Alpaslan Town. Its core collection was first formed in 1964 from archaeological and ethnographic objects gathered in the region.

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6 🕌 Religious

Seyyid Nurettin Tekke

The zaviye founded by Seyyid Nurettin, known today as the Seyyid Nurettin Tekke, which is awaiting restoration.

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While you are in Taşova, you can also see the highlights of Amasya province. These places are in other districts.

• Royal Rock Tombs — Monumental Hellenistic-period tombs carved into the limestone rocks on the southern foot of Mount Harşena.
• Amasya Castle (Harşena) — The castle stands on the steep Mount Harşena above the Yeşilırmak; it changed hands many times in the Persian, Pontic, Roman and Byzantine periods, and the Seljuks repaired it extensively in 1075. The section known as 'Cilanbolu' contains a passage carved into the rock, and the summit offers a bird's-eye view of the city.
• Yalıboyu Houses — Traditional Amasya houses lined along the bank of the Yeşilırmak, built in the 19th and 20th centuries using the hımış and bağdadi techniques.
• Hazeranlar Mansion — Built in 1865 and restored in 1979, the mansion can be visited as an ethnography museum, furnished with clothing, carpets, kitchen utensils and jewellery that reflect life in 19th-century Amasya.
• Sultan Bayezid II Complex — Built by Bayezid II in 1486, this is the largest complex in the city, made up of an inverted-T-plan mosque with two domes, a madrasa, an imaret (soup kitchen), a şadırvan (ablution fountain) and a library.
• Darüşşifa (Sabuncuoğlu Museum of the History of Medicine and Surgery) — According to its inscription, the darüşşifa (hospital) was built in 1308 under the Ilkhanid ruler Öljeitü and his wife İlduz Hatun, and is known as the first hospital in Anatolia to treat patients with music.

Practical Information for Visiting Taşova

Suggested time

1 day

Best time to visit

Spring and autumn

Places to visit

6 places

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  Keşkek (wheat and meat porridge)

  Keşkek, made by boiling wheat and meat for a long time and then pounding them, is the traditional dish of wedding and holiday tables in Taşova.

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  Toyga Çorbası (yoghurt, flour and chickpea soup)

  Made with yoghurt, flour and chickpeas, toyga soup is one of the traditional flavours of Taşova cuisine.

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  Tandır Ekmeği (clay oven bread)

  This traditional bread, baked in a clay tandır oven, is indispensable on village tables in Taşova.

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  Amasya Çöreği (walnut and cinnamon pastry)

  Made with walnut and cinnamon, Amasya çöreği is also popular in Taşova. An essential on special days and holidays, this dish represents the local taste.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Taşova

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  Yeşilırmak Valley Culture

  Taşova lies in the fertile section of the Yeşilırmak valley. Life along the river forms the basis of the local culture.

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  Rural Way of Life

  A traditional rural way of life based on farming and livestock rearing continues in Taşova.

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  Handicrafts

  Kilim weaving and woodworking continue in Taşova as traditional handicrafts.

Local Products

• Apples — Taşova grows the famous apples of the Amasya region. The misket elması is the most valuable agricultural product of the area.
• Wheat — Wheat grown on the Taşova plain is the region's main agricultural product.
• Honey — Flower honey collected in the mountainous parts of Taşova is a valued natural product of the area.

Economy

Taşova's economy is based on farming and livestock. Apples, wheat and sugar beet are grown in the Yeşilırmak valley. Small and large livestock farming is an important source of income in rural areas. Beekeeping is also a developing sector.

How to Get to Taşova

Taşova is 50 km from the Amasya provincial centre and is reached by road. There are regular minibus services from Amasya. The nearest airport is Merzifon Airport (80 km).

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