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If you and your children like
ancient history and admiring the
archaeological remains of build-
ings and towns, then you will
love the chance to visit
Yassihöyük. Known as Gordion
in ancient times, it lies about
100km southwest of Ankara,
heading towards Afyon, and was
at one time the capital of ancient
Phrygia. The remains of the
ancient city can still be seen,
although part of it is still being
excavated. There's a museum,
which tells the story of Gordion,
along with King Midas who,
according to legend, turned
everything to gold, and is said to
be buried here.
cosmopolitan city, but retains
many reminders of its past. For
example it has a small
archaeo-
logical museum
, some
ancient
tombs
, the
Lala Mustafa Pa@a
Mosque
, a particularly pretty
Ottoman building and its old
quarter around its citadel. The
city walls were built in the 5th
century and have been restored
over the years. Your children will
love the chance to walk along the
walls, which are safe in parts, and
see the city of Erzurum from an
elevated position. Inside the walls
are the remains of several old
buildings, which, although
incomplete, are worth seeing.
Nearby is the skiing resort of
Palandöken
, which is a popular
family haunt in the colder
months.
Eski@ehir
This is another town worth
visiting if your youngsters like
ancient history. Its Archaeological
Museum has some exhibits dat-
ing from Phrygian times, and
gives a good insight into how
Eski
@
ehir was founded around
the first millennium BC. Its
13th-century mosque, the lav-
ishly decorated Alaeddin
Mosque, and its 16th-century
Kur
@
unlu Complex are well
worth a visit. The town is famous
for its carved meerschaum
tobacco pipes (meerschaum is a
rare white mineral), and you can
usually find some good examples
in the little gift shops dotted
around the town to take home
with you as a souvenir.
Yassihöyük
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The Top Museums
Ankara Üniversietsi Toy
Museum, Ankara
★★
Ankara Üniversietsi Toy Museum,
Dogol Caddesi, Tandogan, Ankara.
b
+90 312 212 60 40
This museum will delight your
children. There are toys dating
back decades from dolls to sol-
diers, so there will be something
for everyone whether you have
boys or girls, but it's look and
don't touch only. The museum,
known as the Toy Museum of the
Faculty of Educational Sciences,
or the Ankara Üniversietsi Toy
Museum, is part of the Ankara
University. Established in 1990, it
was the first toy museum to open
in Turkey with the objective to
create an historical record of toys,
child culture and social change.
Its aim was to preserve toys that
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