Abant

Abant is a mountain resort and nature park surrounding the eponymous lake inside the dense forests of the Western Karadeniz region of Turkey.

Get in


Abant lies around 30 km southwest of Bolu and is easily accessible from the O-4 motorway (E-80), which connects the two largest cities in Turkey, Istanbul and Ankara. A drive from either takes about 3 hours.

Go next

 * Mudurnu — 20 km south, this is one of the historic old towns scattered around the undervisited northwestern inner Anatolia
 * Bolu