Things to Do in Cide: 5 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Cide

• 2 Historic
• 2 Nature
• 1 Beach

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1 🌳 Nature

Gideros Cove

One of the most beautiful coves on the Black Sea, Gideros is notable for its turquoise waters and its natural beauty framed by pine forests. It was used as a harbour in ancient times.

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2 🌳 Nature

Ginolu Beach

Ginolu Beach, west of Cide, is one of the finest beaches on the Black Sea, with a fine sandy shore and clear sea.

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3 🏛️ Historic

Cide Castle

A castle built in the Byzantine period on a hill overlooking the sea. Its architectural features and historical importance add to the region's cultural richness.

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4 🏛️ Historic

Gideros Castle

Around Gideros Castle there are partly collapsed buildings and walls; Byzantine-period pottery has been identified in surface surveys.

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5 🏖️ Beach

Cide Shoreline

There are 11 km of uninterrupted beach in Cide; the Gideros, Aydos, Denizkonak, Uğurlu, Çayyaka, Akbayır and İlyasbey shores are suitable for swimming.

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While you are in Cide, 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 Cide

Suggested time

1-2 days

Best time to visit

Summer months (June-September)

Places to visit

5 places

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  Cide Ceviz Helvası (Cide walnut halva)

  Cide Ceviz Helvası was registered as a protected geographical indication on 27 September 2020 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 546). Product group: bakery and pastry products, dough products, sweets. Registered by: Cide Municipality.

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  Cide Tarhanası (Cide tarhana)

  Cide Tarhanası was registered as a protected geographical indication on 7 June 2023 (TÜRKPATENT registration no. 1380). Product group: dishes and soups. Registered by: Cide Municipality.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Cide

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  Black Sea Coastal Culture

  Cide is a district that keeps alive the fishing and seafaring culture of the Black Sea coast.

Local Products

• Cide Fındığı (Cide hazelnuts) — Hazelnuts grown around Cide, one of the highest-quality hazelnuts on the Black Sea.

Economy

Cide's economy rests on fishing, hazelnut cultivation and tourism. Gideros Cove and Ginolu Beach generate tourism income.

How to Get to Cide

Cide is 120 km from Kastamonu. There are bus services from Kastamonu.

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Cide: Frequently Asked Questions

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• 🍽️ What to Eat in Cide Famous dishes and local products →
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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
• Çatalzeytin 3 places Çatalzeytin Beach, Çatalzeytin Forests and Cinolis (Ginolu) Ancient Settlement
• 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