kars

🏛️ Kars Museum and Ani: From Small Objects to an Expansive City Combining Kars Museum with Ani changes how you look at archaeology. In the museum, tools, coins and jewellery introduce the region; at Ani, streets and religious and defensive buildings reveal life in a city on trade routes. The...

Food in Kars opens a different door to Eastern Anatolia: cheese worth tasting slowly, honey to try without too many additions, and a hot goose or dough dish to end a day of exploring. Understanding each stop makes the experience rewarding. A cheese shop introduces products, a restaurant gives a...

Lake Çıldır between Kars and Ardahan. Lake Çıldır lies where Kars and Ardahan meet and is a major natural landmark of north-eastern Anatolia. The experience changes from open shores in milder weather to a winter landscape closely connected with local life. Your visiting date influences what...

Kars Castle on the hill above the historic town. Kars, in north-eastern Anatolia, brings together a hilltop castle, straight streets lined with stone buildings, and markets selling the produce of the surrounding plateau. Walking through the historic quarters is a good way to recognise its...

📍 Location and introduction Kars lies in north-eastern Türkiye, within a province bordering Armenia. Its historic castle, varied architectural heritage and snowy winter streets make it a distinctive Eastern Anatolian destination. 🏛️ History and landmarks Armenian, Byzantine and Ottoman periods...