Visit Erzurum
- Museums
- Nature, Adventure & Sport
- Art & Culture
Erzurum: How to get there?
4.5 hours away by carErzurum: When to go?
All year roundErzurum: For how long?
1 to 2 daysLearn more about your destination
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Erzurum Vacations
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Erzurum is an austere highland city, at 1757 m above sea level... Within this volcanic, lunar and bright landscape lies the largest city in north-eastern Turkey, which boasts superb remnants of the Seljuq period, a lovely town centre and a nearby ski resort.
Erzurum: What to see in the surroundings?
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Erzurum is an austere highland city, at 1757 m above sea level... Within this volcanic, lunar and bright landscape lies the largest city in north-eastern Turkey, which boasts superb remnants of the Seljuq period, a lovely town centre and a nearby ski resort.
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In winter, just 6 km from the centre, you will find some of the best ski slopes in the whole of Turkey on the Palandöken Mountains, which reach a height of 3271 m. The Palandöken station is in Baskoy, at 2100 m above sea level. The slopes are long, varied and steep - they are the most famous in the country!
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