hamamonu restored area

It's a peaceful feeling to walk around this restored area. It's a great job done there. During the month of Ramadan-fastening month- there are so many events going on and it's great to be around.

The City of Ankara has been a settlement of various Eras such as Hittites, Roman, Seljuckian, Ottoman, and the Republic of Turkey. The Hamamönü Area particularly represents a residential area from late Ottoman/early Republican times. The area is recently restorated. You can easily find many cafes, restaurants and souvenir shops. I especially reccomend the breakfast time to smell authentic atmosphere. Please do not forget to have a cup of Turkich coffee after the breakfast. According to the historical origin, the term of breakfast (kahvalti) stems from the meal before the coffee;-)

Great area for a stroll, a bit of history, a Turksih bath and more. In nice weather some sidewalk places.

I was extremely happy to escape the awful traffic of modern Ankara and stroll the peaceful streets of the old city. It looks just like any other small Turkish village, which is essentially what Ankara was before it became the capital of the republic. It is very interesting to see the progress of the restorations; crumbling houses with caved-in roofs and floors, houses being fitted with new wood and concrete, and the final product. There is much work to be done; the restored area is quite small, but it is encouraging to see work proceeding at an ambitious pace.

Restaurants in this area are well known by their tasty food. When you finish your meal it will be a good idea to walk around to digest the food also enjoy the local shops

We visited Hamamonu during our work visit to Turkey for an International project. It was very near to where we stayed during our trip and almost everyday we had chance to go down to the area. It is uphill but the view and shops fantastic.

Very nice place with historic ottoman designs.I like the houses' walls,doors and windows' style.I think it still needs more facilities.

A few artist shops and many cafes, but you can walk the 2 streets in a couple of hours. Very few of the artists are friendly and it was a waste of time.

This place have been a deserted area of very bad rumours in Ankara, until the Turkish authorities decided to renovate the area by keeping it's original, traditional style. Of extreme interest could be considered the places in which you can seat outdoors and have Turkish coffee boiled inside the hot sand (kumda kahvesi).

The place has been beautifully restored. It is a very charming area which has a large number of lovely restaurants.

they did a very good piece of job by renovating this area. Looks much better and safer for people and families

Last years gain to Ankara tourism is attemp to renovating old city with amode we can call alaturca shortly.That poor area is rebuilded .The coffee and kebap houses are nice places to breathe old anotoly.Few gift shops and local shops opened by women of the area are interesting.They have an art quartier even in which tradional painting arts are teached.Do not expect much,for sure you will feel Anatolia.

It is an area which was completely abandoned until a few years ago. Now it is a very nice are where you can visit Mehmet Akif Ersoy (Poet of the Turkish National Anthem)'s house and also enjoy nice food and drink around.

You can come everytime but you should visit here in Ramadan. Everywhere swarming with people. And you must try Turkish coffee cooked in the sand. Lots of fun waiting for you...

the houses are beatufil , they restored few years ago. It is very historical place and take your camera with you because you dont want to miss them