I'm eating OPIUM in Afyonkarahisar 🇹🇷

🇹🇷 Turkey has 81 reasons to fall in love with Turkey and number 03 is Afyonkarahisar!

Afyon? Afyon means opium? Yes, it means Opium, but don’t worry Afyon does not have a drug problem! Until the 60s there was so much opium produced here that it became part of its name. Now it’s more regulated and I got the chance to try some of the local opium in Afyon, as well as visiting the Phrygian Valley and walking up to the castle of Afyon.

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But there is more to Afyon, because that’s just one part of the name. Afyonkarahisar translated means= Opium, Black, fortress.

➡️ 3 facts about the fortress:

There are 570 stairs to climb on 200m, which is very tiring.
The fortress is over 3000 years old, which is quite old.
Going up and visiting the place is free of charge and a good exercise

Don’t forget your water! For me this is the most fascinating place in Afyon because of its history and of course the view over the city

📍 THE LOCATION

Afyon is located in the western countryside of Turkey and if you like snow - they have a lot of that here!

🌊 THERMAL SPA CENTER

Did you know that Afyon is the Turkish capital of hot springs and thermal spas? Yeah, it’s a great place to just lie back and relax. That’s why you can find many luxury hotels here and they are quite affordable as well. And talking about comfort - It’s nothing new- Afyon has been a thermal centre for quite some time and they say that the hot springs here can heal skin diseases and several other illnesses. It’s getting hot in here - the waters can reach a temperature up to 85 degrees.

⛰ PHRYGIAN VALLEY

If you go to Afyon, you should definitely check out the Phrygian Valley as well. It is known as the 2nd Cappadocia and I will show you why. This is so cool! This is a huge rock but it’s not only a rock. This is a home that is over 3000 years old. It has several chambers carved inside where people used to settle down. It even has several floors and maybe that was the definition of a skyscraper in the ancient world!

🚌 GETTING THERE & WHERE TO STAY

To go to Afyon it takes around 6hours by bus from Istanbul and a ticket is around 90 Liras.

🍖 FOOD

We all know, there is always a special food that belongs to any Turkish city. For Afyonkarahisar it’s definitely Sucuk, Kaymak, and Lokum. Afiyet olsun!

💧EMRE LAKE

Afyon has also really beautiful lakes, like Eber Lake, Aksehir lake or Emre Lake. It’s super close to the Phrygian Valley so it’s easy to combine these two sights. Even inside the lake, you can find rock formations. In summer it’s even more beautiful and it is possible to see many birds, you can go cycling here, take a boat on the lake or drive around with an ATV.

That’s it from Afyonkarahisar, see you next time in ??!

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