Kaynarca Pansiyon

Western Anatolia


Guests receive a warm welcome at this centrally located pension with very plain but tidy rooms up narrow flights of stairs. You're right in the heart of İznik's bustle here, good for shopping and cheap eating options, but not so fantastic for light sleepers.


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1. Hacı Özbek Cami

0.03 MILES

Dating from 1332, the centrally located Hacı Özbek Cami is one of İznik's oldest mosques.

3. Aya Sofya

0.17 MILES

Originally a great Justinian church, Aya Sofya (Church of the Divine Wisdom) is now a mosque surrounded by a rose garden. The building encompasses ruins…

4. Şeyh Kutbettin Cami

0.18 MILES

The restored Şeyh Kutbettin Cami (1492) lies across the road to the south of the İznik Museum.

5. Church of the Koimesis

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Scant foundations remain of the church that was once famous as the burial place of the Byzantine emperor Theodore I (Lascaris). Built around 800 and…

6. İznik Museum

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İznik's museum is housed in a soup kitchen that Sultan Murat I built for his mother, Nilüfer Hatun, in 1388. Born a Byzantine princess, Nilüfer was given…

7. Yeşil Cami

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Built between 1378 and 1387 under Sultan Murat I, Yeşil Cami has Seljuk Turkish proportions, influenced by the Seljuk homeland of Iran. The minaret's…

8. City Walls & Gates

0.3 MILES

İznik's once-imposing Roman walls, renovated by the Byzantines, no longer dominate but parts of their 5km circumference remain impressive. Four main gates…