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The castle, located on a high hill towards the waterfront from the town with great vistas over the town and the lake. Take a Dolmus to Kale; if you walk to and around the first small building you reach on the road you can find a path up behind it, otherwise go through the official entrance further down to road towards the water and pay the fee.
The ancient Armenian church (Ahtamar or Akdamar) on a small island in Lake Van is beautiful, the church has recently been re-opened after an extensive restoration, making its impressive frescoes possible to see. Price of the boat ride is fixed at 7 TL per person for a return (don't have to take the same boat back, just take as long as you want on the island). Private boat costs 100 TL. A dolmus, signed Gevas / Akdamar, from the minibus otogar in the north-east of the city, to the boat dock which lies 50 km west of the city costs 5 TL.
The old city of Tuşpa a few kilometres west of the city.
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