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Van

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Van Kale

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Sights and Activities

Van Castle
Old Armenian church

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Weather

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg Max	1.6 °C	2.3 °C	6.1 °C	12.6 °C	18.4 °C	23.7 °C	28.1 °C	28.3 °C	24.2 °C	17.2 °C	10.1 °C	4.1 °C
Avg Min	-7.9 °C	-7.6 °C	-3.3 °C	2.4 °C	6.8 °C	10.5 °C	14.4 °C	14.4 °C	10.5 °C	5.5 °C	0.2 °C	-4.8 °C
Rainfall	34.8 mm	32.6 mm	46 mm	55.4 mm	46 mm	18.2 mm	5.4 mm	3.5 mm	13 mm	44.6 mm	47.9 mm	37.8 mm
Rain Days	10.6	10.4	12.3	12.7	11.2	5.3	2	1.2	2.3	8.3	9.2	10.2

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Getting There

By Plane

Pegasus Airlines flies to and from Van, among other airlines.

By Train

The Trans-Asia Express travels on a weekly schedule between the gateway to Asia, Istanbul, and the capital of Iran, Tehran. Trains leave Istanbul on Wednesday at around 11pm and arrives in Tehran about 70 hours later. In the opposite direction, trains leave Tehran on Thursday at around 6.30pm and take about the same time. The train ride is divided into two parts, one from Istanbul to Lake Van and one from Lake Van to Tehran and only one carriage actually is moved over the lake to make the entire journey.

By Bus

VanGolu bus Company has buses to other Turkish cities.

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Sleep

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Van Madi Hotel	Edremit Yolu 5. Km Van	HOTEL	67
Van Yakut Hotel	Posta Cad No 8	HOTEL	-

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Keep Connected

Phone

Post

PTT is the national post service. Services are generally moderately fast but quite reliable. Sending a standard letter or postcard costs €0.65 within Turkey and €0.80 (letters) or €0.85 (postcards) internationally. There is an extended price list on the PTT website. For sending packages one might also use international companies such as DHL and UPS and local companies such as Yurtici Kargo. Post offices bear the distinctive yellow PTT sign and are generally open between 9:00am to 12:00 noon and 1:30pm to 5:00pm from Monday to Friday.