Why visit Bolu
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 32 parks and trails, 32 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Bolu Museum, Bithynium and Bolu Atatürk Stadyumu.
Weather in Bolu
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About Bolu
Bolu is a city in northern Turkey, and administrative center of the Bolu Province and of Bolu District, located on the highway between Istanbul and Ankara. Its population as of 2021 was 184,682.
From the Wikipedia article Bolu (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Bolu on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks4
Bithynium
Monument and historic site · 0.6 km
Ancient city of Bithynia in modern-day Turkey
Parks, trails and playgrounds32
20 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes32
Bolu Taşhan Cafe & Restaurant
Restaurant · Turkish
42 Tatlı Kardeşim Sokak
Mo-Su 09:00-00:00
Social Life Playstation
Cafe · Coffee Shop · 0.7 km
5/B İzzet Baysal Caddesi, Bolu
20 more on the map.
Where to stay9
Bolu Evim Otel
Motel and hotel · 1.5 km
1 Borazanlar mah değerli sokak no:1, 14100, Bolu, Türkiye
Churches and places of worship34
Shopping47
Gas and EV charging15
Schools, colleges and libraries54
Healthcare85
Map of Bolu
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Getting there and nearby towns
Çaycuma Havaalanı (ONQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 94 km away.
- Berkköy 4 km south, about 4 min by car
- Mesciler 6 km southeast, about 6 min by car
- Vakıfgeçitveren 7 km east, about 7 min by car
- Gölköy 9 km southwest, about 9 min by car
- Yumrukaya 9 km west, about 9 min by car
- Çaygökpınar 10 km east, about 10 min by car
- Alıçören 13 km east, about 13 min by car
- Yuva 16 km east, about 16 min by car
- Kaynaşlı 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Düzce 39 km west, about 39 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Street-level photo, boracasli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sefaonur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sefaonur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sefaonur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sefaonur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, sefaonur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, boracasli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, boracasli, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, boracasli, CC BY-SA 4.0
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