Erzincan is a provincial capital in eastern Turkey set at 1,185 metres in a broad valley carved by the Fırat (Euphrates) River. The province stretches from the volcanic peaks of the Mercan Mountains in the west to the high plateaux bordering Erzurum in the east. Erzincan is renowned throughout Turkey for two things: its exquisite telkari silver filigree jewellery tradition and its Tulum peyniri — a crumbly, pungent cheese matured in a goatskin pouch. The surrounding landscape rewards visitors with deep river gorges, thermal springs, Urartu-era ruins, and one of eastern Turkey's best ski resorts at Ergan Mountain.
Historical sites
Places where Erzincan's past comes alive.
Altıntepe Urartu Fortress
Where: Üzümlü district, 30 km east of Erzincan
Admission: Free
Mama Hatun Külliyesi (Tercan)
Where: Tercan district, 65 km east
Admission: Free
Kemah Castle
Where: Kemah district, 47 km west
Admission: Free
Kemah Rock Tombs
Where: Kemah district, above the Euphrates
Admission: Free
Kuruçay Höyük (Bronze Age Mound)
Where: 5 km north of Erzincan city
Admission: Free