Kızılcahamam Guide
8 places within 39 minutes' drive of the villa: forest, hot springs, volcanic rock and lakes.
Photo: Ahmet Yozgatlı, CC BY-SA 4.0
How far by car from the villa?
Nearest first. Times are from the villa without traffic; the numbers match the map.
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- Hot spring 5 min · 2.8 km
Hot springs (Büyük Kaplıca)
The spring water is 47 °C at the Büyük Kaplıca. Next to it are the remains of an old bath that locals call the "Roman Bath".
The map position is approximate.
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Ahmet Yozgatlı, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nature 9 min · 5.5 kmSoğuksu National Park
1,187 hectares of pine and fir forest. From the viewing terraces on the park road you may see cinereous vultures, which nest here, in flight.
- Hot spring 20 min · 17.9 km
Seyhamamı historic hot spring
The bath house stands right over the spring, where the water rises at 43 °C. The village mosque replaced a Byzantine church in the 15th century.
- History 23 min · 20.7 km
Mahkemeağcin rock-cut settlement
Around the village are caves, dwellings and churches carved into volcanic tuff. Herons nest in the village in May and June.
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Modern primat, CC BY-SA 4.0 Viewpoint 24 min · 27.8 kmKurtboğazı Dam
The reservoir that supplies Ankara's water. The D750 from Ankara runs right beside it.
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Dr. Baris Kececi, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nature 24 min · 21.4 kmGüvem basalt columns
Hexagonal columns left by lava that cooled 20–25 million years ago, on both sides of a gorge on the Güvem–Çerkeş road. Locals call them "soap rocks".
The map position is approximate.
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Adnan Bozkurt, CC BY-SA 4.0 Nature 29 min · 28.7 kmÇamkoru Nature Park
A pond ringed by Scots and black pine in a 220-hectare nature park, with a café.
- Nature 39 min · 29.4 km
Karagöl on Işık Dağı
A small lake in pine forest at about 1,600 m. No facilities; the lake gets deep suddenly, so do not swim.
How do I get here from Ankara?
- By car
- From Kızılay, 82.9 km on the D750 (Ankara–Bolu road), about 65 minutes without traffic. Turn right off the D750 as you enter town. The O-4 motorway takes longer from this side and has tolls. Follow the last kilometres on the map
- By bus
- EGO line 527 runs from Ulus (19 Mayıs Stadyumu stop) to Kızılcahamam. Ride to the last stop, 2. Cadde; the villa is 1.2 km away on foot, uphill. On the way back, catch the bus at Millet Bahçesi, the stop nearer the villa. Follow the walk from the stop on the map Current timetable
After a day out, come back to the villa
A heated indoor pool, a jacuzzi and breakfast, all just for you.