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Avoid if you’re without a guide — dangerous, no signs, no staff
Van Kalesi的点评
点评：I came to visit Van Castle (Van Kalesi) on my own — and I genuinely regret it.
Let me be very clear: there is no visible official entrance, no signs, no working ticket office, no people to ask, and the whole area feels like a ghost town.
I tried accessing the site from both sides — near the Atatürk Park and across from the Archaeological Museum.
In both cases, I encountered abandoned paths, stray dogs, fences with holes instead of gates, and absolutely zero information about where or how to buy a ticket.
Even locals couldn’t help. Some even pointed me to jump fences or enter through illegal paths.
One path led me straight to a massive stray dog, larger than me. It could’ve ended badly.
There is no map, no online location showing where the real ticket entrance is. I walked in circles for over an hour, and still couldn’t find any official point of entry.
At 8am on a Sunday, there was no staff, no sign that anything would open. People kept telling me “maybe at 10am,” but the problem is — there is no place TO open.
The entire area looks like a construction site or abandoned military zone.
If you’re a solo traveler — especially a woman — I strongly advise against going here without a guide or local who knows the way. It feels unsafe and frustrating, and the lack of infrastructure is shocking for a place that claims to be a “historical site.”
I really hope the authorities fix this.
Until then — avoid.
Let me be very clear: there is no visible official entrance, no signs, no working ticket office, no people to ask, and the whole area feels like a ghost town.
I tried accessing the site from both sides — near the Atatürk Park and across from the Archaeological Museum.
In both cases, I encountered abandoned paths, stray dogs, fences with holes instead of gates, and absolutely zero information about where or how to buy a ticket.
Even locals couldn’t help. Some even pointed me to jump fences or enter through illegal paths.
One path led me straight to a massive stray dog, larger than me. It could’ve ended badly.
There is no map, no online location showing where the real ticket entrance is. I walked in circles for over an hour, and still couldn’t find any official point of entry.
At 8am on a Sunday, there was no staff, no sign that anything would open. People kept telling me “maybe at 10am,” but the problem is — there is no place TO open.
The entire area looks like a construction site or abandoned military zone.
If you’re a solo traveler — especially a woman — I strongly advise against going here without a guide or local who knows the way. It feels unsafe and frustrating, and the lack of infrastructure is shocking for a place that claims to be a “historical site.”
I really hope the authorities fix this.
Until then — avoid.
翻译：我独自一人来到凡城（Van Castle，Van Kalesi）参观——我真的很后悔。
让我说清楚：这里没有明显的官方入口，没有标识，没有售票处，也没有人可以问，整个区域感觉就像一座鬼城。
我尝试从两个方向进入——靠近阿塔图尔克公园和考古博物馆对面。
在这两个地方，我都遇到了废弃的小路、流浪狗、没有大门、只有洞的围栏，而且完全没有关于在哪里或如何买票的信息。
就连当地人也帮不上忙。有些人甚至指点我跳过围栏或走非法通道。
有一条路直接把我引向了一只比我还大的流浪狗。这后果可能不堪设想。
没有地图，也没有在线地址显示真正的售票处在哪里。我绕了一个多小时，仍然找不到任何官方入口。
星期天早上8点，没有工作人员，也没有任何迹象表明任何入口会开放。人们一直告诉我“也许早上10点吧”，但问题是——根本没地方开门。
整个区域看起来像个建筑工地或废弃的军事区。
如果你是独自旅行——尤其是女性——我强烈建议你不要在没有导游或当地人的情况下前往这里。感觉不安全，令人沮丧，而且对于一个自称是“历史遗迹”的地方来说，基础设施的匮乏令人震惊。
我真心希望当局能解决这个问题。
在那之前——还是避开吧。
让我说清楚：这里没有明显的官方入口，没有标识，没有售票处，也没有人可以问，整个区域感觉就像一座鬼城。
我尝试从两个方向进入——靠近阿塔图尔克公园和考古博物馆对面。
在这两个地方，我都遇到了废弃的小路、流浪狗、没有大门、只有洞的围栏，而且完全没有关于在哪里或如何买票的信息。
就连当地人也帮不上忙。有些人甚至指点我跳过围栏或走非法通道。
有一条路直接把我引向了一只比我还大的流浪狗。这后果可能不堪设想。
没有地图，也没有在线地址显示真正的售票处在哪里。我绕了一个多小时，仍然找不到任何官方入口。
星期天早上8点，没有工作人员，也没有任何迹象表明任何入口会开放。人们一直告诉我“也许早上10点吧”，但问题是——根本没地方开门。
整个区域看起来像个建筑工地或废弃的军事区。
如果你是独自旅行——尤其是女性——我强烈建议你不要在没有导游或当地人的情况下前往这里。感觉不安全，令人沮丧，而且对于一个自称是“历史遗迹”的地方来说，基础设施的匮乏令人震惊。
我真心希望当局能解决这个问题。
在那之前——还是避开吧。
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