Adana history & food free walking tour

I gladly offer guided walking tours in my home city Adana, which started to attract more tourists with its many festivals and food culture. As a passionate foodie and a history nerd; I can provide fun facts, insight, and stories you cannot find anywhere else on the internet.

The city is at the crossroads of historic trade routes that remained unchanged for several millennia, which kept its name for 3500+ years. The city is still a major stop on a route between several touristically marketed places. However, Adana and Cilicia overall has been overlooked and not well marketed. So tourists pass by but are not told stories about what they see.

Since the tourism infrastructure has only started to develop here, many of the city’s hidden gems still stay, well…, hidden. So that’s where I come into play. To explain how “Turkey” works, with all its differences between regions and transformation stories.

So what can I guide you for? Here’s a list:

Destinations:

• Major historical buildings and landmarks.
• Bridges, mosques, churches and hamams.
• Food tours, hidden gems, street food, vegan food, posh food, offal culture, drinks all on the route.
• Archeological sites within the center.
• Castle remains, tepebağ mound.
• Main historical streets and the modern developed area and its urban planning history.
• Historical industrial facilities and museums.

Info about:

1. Turkish and turkic history of cilicia
2. History of christianity within cilicia
3. History of islam and islamization of Turks
4. Cinema culture of the city
5. Natural history of the region
6. Entertainment culture and history
7. Culinary culture, local cuisine history
8. Urban sociology
9. Wars and migrations
10. Medicinal history of the city and the region
11. Industrial and logistic history
12. Architectural history of anatolian civilizations, romans, byzantines, abbasids, armenian kingdom, beyliks, ottomans and modern republic

As you may guess, there are so many layers of culture, history, ethnicity, food, natural transformation, architecture, archeology and geopolitics. So I’ll gladly tell you all about them. And if you’re interested in one specific topic, the whole info can be specified on that theme too. Just ask!

I have no animosity towards any culture or religion. Regardless of your background, I’m more than happy to guide you. So feel free to ask about any sensitive topics or taboos that you’re curious about. I find no offense in them and I gladly answer all the questions you ask.