Information about Bolu, Turkey


                                                         Abant Lake

Bolu is approximately 200 km from Istanbul and is famous for its verdant black pine and scots pine trees forests (also oak, willow, hazelnut trees) and hot springs. Lake Abant is located about 40 km from Bolu center and is at an altitude of around 1320 meters. The lake is a fresh water lake with an area of about 1.28 square kilometers formed as a result of a great landslide. The lake is under environmental protection as there is a special species of brook trout called Salmo trutta abanticus, but you may fish in the lake for a fee. The forests around the lake offer an ideal habitat for deer and other wildlife. Another place of interest in the Bolu/Abant area is the Yedigoller (Seven Lakes) National Park, and Golcuk, an artificial lake 11 kms south of this. You may also visit Kartalkaya in the Koroglu Mountains which is a winter ski resort in Turkey, but also beautiful in the summer. 53 kilometers from Bolu is a place called Konuralp, which was an ancient city, where you can see Roman and Byzantine art and ruins.