There is something very special about being up high and on top. Perhaps it is the sense of space and the perspective that it gives. And it is more so when there is a lot of time and work involved inRead more
Morgens um 7 Uhr gestartet. Kein Kahvaltı (Frühstück), dafür aber noch Temperaturen von 27°C. Also los geht's. Erstes Ziel sind die Steingottheiten in Nemrut (Berg der Götter). Dort angekommenRead more
Doch nochmal Kultur!
Ein monumentales Grabheiligtum in luftiger Höhe. Auf 2150 m Höhe ließ Antiochos I. (69 - 36 v. Chr.) den Berg zu einer Spitze aufschütten und 8-10 m große Götterstatuen undRead more
A Snapshot of Our Day
Photo 1 - On the drive from Darende to Kahta we saw dozens of tobacco fields, and many locals gathering their harvest. This region is well known for tobacco and for driedRead more
Today, more sights were waiting for us to explore, so we left early - as most days. Our first stop was Arsamaia, in Mount Nemrut National Park. It's located on a hill and we had to cycle up a veryRead more
After those exhausting days in the mountains, we decided to have a rest day in Adıyaman. There's not much to see in the city, so we spent the day eating, drinking coffee and tea and meeting people.Read more
Next try: after 14km on the highway, we had enough of the busy highway and turned into secondary roads. What a great choice! We could cycle on decently paved roads with no traffic, nice scenery andRead more
A Snapshot of Our Day
Photo 1 - All but two of us opted to sleep outside overnight as it was way too stuffy inside the house. It was the windiest night I’ve ever experienced in the outdoors, andRead more
You might also know this place by the following names:
Adıyaman, Adiyaman