The Phrygian Valley from Seyitgazi to Midas City
A driving route heading south from the Seyitgazi complex, whose tomb and mosque were built in the name of Battal Gazi in 1207–1208, into the Phrygian Valley; after Doğanlı Castle with its rock-carved rooms, the Hellenistic Gerdekkaya Monumental Tomb and Yazılıkaya with the 17-meter Midas Monument, it ends at the Han Underground City.
- Estimated duration
- ~4 h 30 min
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~41 km
- Getting around
- By car
- Stops
- 5 stops
Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.
Safety and caution
Route map
Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Stops
- 1
- 2
~23 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Castle
Doğanlı Kale (Doğanlı Castle)
Seyitgazi, Eskişehir
~22.62 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 3
~1.7 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Rock tomb
Gerdekkaya Rock Tomb
Seyitgazi, Eskişehir
~1.71 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 4
~3.2 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Ancient city
Midas City and the Midas Monument (Yazılıkaya)
Han, Eskişehir
~3.17 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 5
~13 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Archaeological site
Han Underground City
Han, Eskişehir
~13.4 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place
