Things to Do in Çatalzeytin: 3 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Çatalzeytin

• 1 Ancient City
• 2 Nature

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

• Kastamonu Castle — Standing on a rock about 860 metres high south-west of the city centre, the castle is believed to have been built in the 10th century by the Byzantine Komnenos family and was repaired in the Candaroğulları period.
• Kasabaköy Mahmut Bey Mosque — Built in 1366 in the Candaroğulları period in the village of Kasaba, 18 km from Kastamonu, the mosque is known as the "Nail-less Mosque" because no metal nails were used in its wooden roof.
• Nasrullah Mosque — Built in 1506 by Kadı Nasrullah in the reign of Bayezid II, with its square, ablution fountain and bridge it has the character of a complex; it is the largest mosque in the city from the Ottoman period and its symbol.
• Kastamonu Archaeology Museum — In the former Committee of Union and Progress club building, a work of the architect Mimar Kemaleddin Bey, the museum displays finds from the Hittite to the Ottoman period.
• Valla Canyon — At Pınarbaşı, the canyon cut through the Küre Mountains by the Devrekani Stream is about 12 km long and 800 metres deep, among the deepest canyons in Türkiye.
• Küre Mountains National Park — A national park on the Kastamonu–Bartın border protecting the canyons, caves and old-growth forests of the Western Black Sea karst belt; the Horma Canyon walking trail and Ilgarini Cave are the best-known stops.

Practical Information for Visiting Çatalzeytin

Suggested time

Half a day

Best time to visit

Summer months

Places to visit

3 places

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  Karadeniz Hamsisi (fried Black Sea anchovies)

  Fresh Black Sea anchovies, served fried in a pan. This dish holds an important place on local tables and is prepared using traditional recipes. Anchovies caught in the cold waters of the Black Sea reach their best flavour in the winter months.

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  Pide

  Pide with a thin dough and minced meat, baked in a stone oven. Prepared using recipes passed down through generations, this dish is an important part of the local food culture. Pide prepared with regional cheeses reflects the region's wealth of dairy products.

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  Çatalzeytin Fındık Şekeri (hazelnut sweet)

  A confection made by roasting grade 1 hazelnut kernels, then heating them in a copper cauldron with syrup, flour and starch to coat them. It has been produced in Çatalzeytin since 1918, and its production requires skill.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Çatalzeytin

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  Black Sea Coastal Culture

  Çatalzeytin is a small district on the Black Sea coast that keeps its fishing traditions alive.

Local Products

• Çatalzeytin Fındık Şekeri — Çatalzeytin Fındık Şekeri was registered as a protected geographical indication on 24 April 2021 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 734). Product group: chocolate, confectionery and derived products. Registered by: Çatalzeytin Municipality.
• Çatalzeytin Hazelnuts — Hazelnuts grown around the district are an important agricultural product.

Economy

Çatalzeytin's economy is based on fishing, hazelnut cultivation and forestry. Agriculture, livestock farming and small-scale trade are among the livelihoods of the people of Çatalzeytin.

How to Get to Çatalzeytin

Çatalzeytin is 130 km from Kastamonu. Minibus services run from Kastamonu.

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Çatalzeytin: Frequently Asked Questions

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Other Districts of Kastamonu

• Kastamonu Central District 5 places Kastamonu Castle, Kastamonu Archaeology Museum and Nasrullah Camii ve Meydanı
• Abana 5 places Hacıveli Canyon, Abana Beach and Abana Harbour
• Ağlı 2 places Ağlı Plateaus and Ağlı Historic Mosque
• Araç 5 places Araç Castle, Araç Plateaus and Araç Çayı Valley
• Azdavay 6 places Küre Dağları National Park, Aşıklar Bridge and Çatak Canyon
• Bozkurt 2 places Bozkurt Beach and Bozkurt Forests
• Cide 5 places Gideros Cove, Ginolu Beach and Cide Castle
• Daday 4 places Daday Forests, Daday Castle and Daday Tarihi Çarşı
• Devrekani 11 places Devrekani Stream Valley, Devrekani Castle and Devrekani Historic Mosque
• Doğanyurt 2 places Doğanyurt Coast and Doğanyurt Forests
• Hanönü 4 places Hanönü Castle, Hanönü Forests and Hanönü Tarihi Hanı
• İhsangazi 3 places İhsangazi Castle, İhsangazi Forests and İhsangazi rock tombs
• İnebolu 9 places İnebolu Historic Houses, İnebolu Castle and İnebolu Seafront
• Küre 4 places Küre Dağları National Park, Ilıca Waterfall and Küre Bakır Madeni Ruins
• Pınarbaşı 9 places Ilıca Waterfall, Pınarbaşı Plateaus and Pınarbaşı Springs
• Seydiler 5 places Seyyid Zülfikar Mosque, Seydiler Forests and Seydiler Plateaus
• Şenpazar 11 places Şehriban Canyon, Değirmenbaşı Spring and Şenpazar Plateaus
• Taşköprü 5 places Pompeiopolis Ancient City, Taş Köprü and Taşköprü Castle
• Tosya 3 places Tosya Castle, Tosya Tarihi Çarşı and Gavur Kayalıkları