Safranbolu With his traditional ottoman buildings
This small city is located in north Turkey and is famous for well preserved, traditional ottoman houses. The unique atmosphere of this place acts as time machine and takes us into the world of the Turkish city of the XVII, XVIII and XIX century
The name of the city should be translated as the City of Safran, what underlines just how important was the role of this rare spice in the development of the place
The houses usually consist of two or three floors. All were built in the same way, and the basis of their design is a wooden skeleton. They do have a uniform color facades of houses are colored white, and their roofs are characterized by a copperred sheen.
Houses in Safranbolu are called "houses with five facades", what owe their original, interesting shapes. Buildings represent typical ottomans layout. They are also traditionally decorated and equipped with devices, which were used by formerly living there families.
The historic buildings we can admire not only from outside. Most of them are available for tourists.
Some of them even were renovated and converted
Due to the large amount of antique, ottoman buildings, maintained in good condition, the city was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage
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