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Cinci Hamam
Beside Çarşı's main square, Kazdağlıoğlu Meydanı, is the Cinci Hamam, built at the same time as the Cinci Hanı caravanserai and still a great place to clean up your act; a wash and massage should cost you around €6 . There are separate baths for men and women.
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Cinci Hanı
Çarşı's most famous and imposing structure is the brooding Cinci Hanı caravanserai (admission around €1.55 ) dating back to 1645, which is now an upmarket hotel. On Saturday a busy market takes place in the square behind it.
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Eski Hükümet Konağı
On the other side of town, Safranbolu's castle was demolished early in the last century to make way for the attractive Eski Hükümet Konağı , an old government building on the hilltop near an old clock tower. You can wander round, but don't loiter too long near the police post!
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Hıdırlık Parkı
Uphill past the Kaymakamlar Müze Evi you reach Hıdırlık Parkı, which offers panoramic views. Peek through the windows of the locked Tomb of Ahmet Lütfi and you'll see a heap of coins left by the faithful.
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İzzet Paşa Camii
The İzzet Paşa Camii, on the main square, was built in 1796.
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Köprülü Mehmet Paşa Camii
The beefy Köprülü Mehmet Paşa Camii, beside the arasta (row of shops beside a mosque), was built in 1661; the solar clock in the courtyard used to have its own custodian, whose house is now a research and tourist information centre.
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Ottoman Houses
Just walking the streets of Çarşı is a feast for the eyes - virtually every house in the district is an original, whether freshly whitewashed or gently neglected, and what little modern development there is has been held carefully in check. Many of the finest historic Ottoman houses have been restored, and as time goes on, more and more are being saved from deterioration and turned into hotels, shops or museums.
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