Van

Om Van

The blue paradise of eastern Anatolia, Van lies on the shore of Lake Van, Turkey’s largest lake. The 1,100-year-old Armenian church on Akdamar Island, the Urartian inscriptions of Van Castle, Muradiye and Çavuştepe are all worth seeing, while the Nemrut crater lake and the Çatak valleys are natural wonders. The famous Van cat and the lavish Van breakfast are city icons, and herbed cheese is a must.