Amasya Panoramas

Amasya is an enchanting little town tucked amid hills on either side of a river. In the serene north bank, old Ottoman houses crowd together in the shadow of Pontic tombs and an ancient citadel built on the cliff. It strikes you as a place frozen in time. But all one needs to get to the present is to cross one of the many bridges that straddle the river to the more bustling south bank. Still, Amasya remains, on the whole, quiet and laidback -- no doubt, in large part, because it has yet to be "discovered" by the tour groups that overrun other places.

(Click on each image to fully appreciate the vista.)