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Things to do in Sinop

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Sightlore has 8 places to explore in Sinop, and 8 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.

Places to visit

Historic sites

  • Boyabat Castle

    Boyabat Castle

    Boyabat Castle, is a castle in the town of Boyabat, Sinop Province, Turkey built by the Paphlagonians in antiquity and reconstructed under Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman rule. The castle functions as a museum today.

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  • İnceburun Lighthouse

    İnceburun Lighthouse

    İnceburun Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Black Sea coast in Sinop Province, Turkey. The masonry lighthouse was constructed in 1863 on İnceburun (lit. 'Sharp Cape'), on the cliffs of the northernmost point of Anatolia.

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  • Pervane Medrese

    Pervane Medrese

    Pervane Medrese is a historic madrasa, an Islamic school, in Sinop, Turkey. It is situated in the center of the Sinop Peninsula.

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  • Sinop Castle

    Sinop Castle

    Sinop Fortress is a historic castle in Sinop, Turkey.

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Museums

  • Sinop Archaeological Museum

    Sinop Archaeological Museum

    Sinop Archaeological Museum, or Sinop Museum, is a national museum in Sinop, Turkey, exhibiting archaeological artifacts found in and around the city.

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  • Sinop Fortress Prison

    Sinop Fortress Prison

    Sinop Fortress Prison was a state prison situated in the inside of the Sinop Fortress in Sinop, Turkey.

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Places of worship

  • Alâeddin Sinop Mosque

    Alâeddin Sinop Mosque

    Alaaddin Mosque is a historic mosque in Sinop City, Sinop Province, Turkey.

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  • Balatlar Church

    Balatlar Church

    Balatlar Church or Sinope Koimesis Church originally built as a Roman Imperial bath in the 2nd century, the complex, featuring spaces such as the Palaestra, Frigidarium, Tepidarium, Caldarium, and Laconicum, was converted into a church in the late 4th or early 5th century.

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