サタク山脈周辺のアトラクション＆必見スポット - トップ5

Tunnel looked pretty sketchy. We avoided it by taking the old road over the pass. It's 200hm extra but you will have no traffic at all and some nice mountain views!

There is currently a construction site here in the city center (as of August 2023). A big mosque to visit is the Ulu Mosque. Around the square of the mosque there are many small shops. Bitlis is in a deep valley, so the 10km descent is a dream. But you should also think carefully about the way back, since you can only drive out the same way again.

The tunnel is just over 2 km long. In general, tunnels are dangerous for cyclists, so tunnels are always recommended to drive through with a car. I was traveling with a group of bikes at the time, so the access was closed to vehicles. Clean street. Well lit. The tunnel connects the two provinces of Van and Bitlis. There are many mountains in the area, so the tunnel is unavoidable.

The trail goes through a village and along a long unpaved road. So hold out a bit, then you will come to a nice campsite. There are toilets but no shower. You can go straight to the beach and if you get a nice seat you have a nice view in the evening and in the morning when the sun comes up.

Only one lane, deep manhole covers at the edge, a lot of traffic, a bus without lights overtook us by changing between the demarcation pylons to the other lane and then merging back into our lane.

The Church of the Holy Cross (Armenian: ?????????, Surb Khach, scientific transliteration Surb xač', Turkish Akdamar Kilisesi or Surp Haç Kilisesi) is an Armenian church on the Turkish island of Akdamar in Lake Van in eastern Turkey. It is part of a monastic complex that was the seat of the Akdamar Catholicate between 913 and 992[1] and between 1116 and 1895. The church is state-owned and currently used as a museum. Akdamar Island has long been the cultural center of Armenians in the Armenian Highlands. Source: Wikipedia

Akdamar is the second largest island in Lake Van in Eastern Anatolia (Turkey). The island was a palace of the Armenian kings of Vaspurakan of the Artsruni dynasty from 908 to 1021, residence of the Catholicos of Dvin 920/931 – 950/992[1][2] and seat of the Catholicos of Aghtamar from 1116 to 1895. Aghtamar was for a long time the cultural center of the Armenians in the Armenian Highlands. Source: Wikipedia