One of the friendliest hotels in Adana, the Mercan is right in the middle of the city centre. It's an old building with a new front and retains some original features like a bit of stained glass here and there. The lobby is more recently renovated than the rather 35 prosaic rooms, but they're still perfectly comfortable. There's no lift.
Otel Mercan
Eastern Mediterranean
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23.5 MILES
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Adana's monument to modern Turkey's founder presides over the busy centre of the city.
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Built in 1870 by the Armenian community, this church is still in service today as a Roman Catholic place of worship.
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Near Adana's sprawling covered market (kapalı çarşı), the Great Clock Tower dates back to 1881.
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The beautiful early 16th-century Ulu Cami is reminiscent of the Mamluk mosques of Cairo, with black-and-white banded marble and elaborate window surrounds…