AKCAKOCA
A century earlier, during the Fourth Crusade of 1202-4, the Genoese had captured and colonised several trading posts along the Black Sea coast, including Akcakoca. The Genoese Castle here is the most important reminder of that period.
The castle overlooks Castle Beach (Kale Plaji), one of the many superb sand beaches around Akcakoca. Castle Beach is special, however. In 1997 it won for the Turkish Environmental Educational Foundation the International Blue Flag Award given to outstanding beaches and marinas in Europe. It outstripped the other contestors by complying with 26 of the criteria, demonstrating that Akcakoca has good reason to boast of its clean sea and environment.
The more you see of Akçakoca the more you are delighted, particularly by its traditional architecture and local handcrafts. The stone and wood buildings with their tiled roofs are well preserved, and formed a fascinating contrast with the post-modern mosque in their midst. Merkez Mosque, of which construction is still underway, is an unusual example of contemporary style in mosque building, and similar to a mosque in Pakistan.Akçakoca is surrounded by hazelnut groves and green hills. Every year in the third week of July the International Tourism and Hazelnut Festival is held here, celebrating the two mainstays of the local economy.
As well as seaside visitors, particularly at weekends, Akcakoca offers facilities for seminars and conferences, and many people come here for hunting, water sports and sailing. The clean air, sand beaches, waterfalls, Fakıllı Cave and surrounding forests are all major attractions. In the cliffs along the shore are numerous other caves which were once home to seals, although sadly none remains today.
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