Places of Interest
The countryside around Bolu offers excellent walking and other outdoor pursuits. There are hotels in the town for visitors. Sights near the town include:
- The 14th century mosque, Ulu Camii
- Bolu Museum has artifacts from Hittite, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman periods.
- The hot springs kaplıcaları
- The lake (Abant Lake) and village of Gölköy, near the university campus.
- The famous crater lake called "Gölcük".
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