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Sinop
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Sinop is a city in the Black Sea region of Turkey.
Sinop is a charming Black Sea port town with excellent views. You can easily spend a day here wandering around the town, restaurants and sea front, although you could also easily see everything in half a day.
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[edit] Get around
Sinop is easily navigable by foot. Parking is likely to be difficult in the summer.
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Sinop has impressive fortifications running through much of the town. The walls stand at 3 meters thick and up to 30 meters high, with 7 large towers.
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Between 9 and 23 August near Sinop - a proposed site for a nuclear power plant - the international activist gathering Ecotopia will be held [1].
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Grilled fish at one of the small restaurants.
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Get up early and visit one of the local bakeries for a fresh loaf of Ekmek (a sourdough bread). Served hot and sometimes with butter and honey - It is a treat for the taste buds. A warm cup of tea goes well with this treat.
There is a large number of informal open-air cafes along the harbor serving deliciously fresh fish.
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One of the fortified towers has turned into a cafe/bar, and is a great place to get a drink. It also has a good night scene.
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- Yilmaz Aile Pansiyonu, Kurtulus Caddesi, close to the port, [2]. A budget place - 20 YTL for a basic double (summer 2005), shared bathroom, reasonably clean. edit
[edit] Get out
A direct bus leaves Sinop at 8 PM, and arrives in Trabzon at 6 AM, and continues on to Rize.
| Routes through Sinop |
| Akçakoca ← Amasra ← | W  E
| → Samsun → Trabzon |
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