Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(Atatürk Caddesi)
Housed in a historic mansion, this atmosphere-laden cafe-bar-disco at-
tracts students of both sexes, with live music most nights.
Information
The
tourist office
(
212 1705; cnr Faik Bey & Gazi Ahmet Muhtar Paşa Caddesis;
8am-5pm
Mon-Fri)
has Kars and Ani maps and brochures.
Getting There & Away
Air
A taxi to/from the airport costs about
"
15 to
"
18.
Bus
Kars' otogar is 2km southeast of the centre.
Servises
ferry passengers to/from the bus
companies' city-centre offices, which are mostly on and around Faik Bey Caddesi.
Metro
(
www.metroturizm.com.t
)
daily services include Amasya (
"
60) and İstanbul (
"
70).
Minibuses to local towns leave from the
minibus terminal
(Küçük Kazım Bey Caddesi)
.
Destinations include Iğdır (
"
15, for Doğubayazıt).
Trabzon Iğdırlı Turizm
(
0476 227 2877;
www.igdirliturizm.com.tr
)
and Aydoğan have daily services (
"
45),
leaving at 12.30pm.
Van Turgutreis
(cnr Faik Bey & Atatürk Caddesis)
has a daily service at 8.30am (
"
50).
Yusufeli
Take a bus or minibus bound for Artvin or the Black Sea coast and ask to be dropped at the nearest junction,
about 10km from Yusufeli on the Artvin-Erzurum road. Dolmuşes run from there to Yusufeli.
Ani
Your first view of
Ani
(admission
"
8; 8.30am-6pm May-Sep, to 3pm Oct-Apr)
, 45km east of
Kars, is stunning: the earthquake-damaged hulks of great stone buildings adrift on a sea of
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