Region guide · Türkiye

Manisa Province

553 places catalogued in Manisa Province so far.

553 Places
1Cities
95Top things to see

Practical information

Language spoken
Turkish
The official language of the Republic of Turkiye
Dialling code
+90
The international dialling code for Turkiye
Currency
Turkish lira (₺, TRY)
The official currency; one lira is divided into 100 kurus
Emergency number
112
One number for ambulance, fire and police
Plug type
European two-pin · 220 V
The national living guide records 220 V and European-style two-pin plugs
Tap water
Not recorded
No verified national source in the dataset

Top things to see

Ranked by importance — sitelinks, pageviews and heritage status, not editor preference.

  1. Sandıkkale Citadel Sandıkkale Citadel
    07 1 hour

    Sandıkkale Citadel

    Sandikkale

    Sandıkkale is the inner citadel of the Byzantine-era Manisa Kalesi, on the north slope of Spil Dağı immediately above Manisa city centre, in the Turgutalp neighbourhood.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  2. Basilica of St John Basilica of St John
    08 15 min

    Basilica of St John

    The Basilica of St John stands in the middle of modern Alaşehir, on the ground of ancient Philadelphia, one of the seven cities addressed directly in the Book of Revelation.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  3. Tumulus of Gyges Tumulus of Gyges
    09 20 min

    Tumulus of Gyges

    Giges Tümülüsü

    The Tumulus of Gyges — Giges Tümülüsü on local maps, and known archaeologically as Karnıyarık Tepe — is the second-largest of the more than a hundred royal Lydian mounds gathered in the Bin Tepe field north of Sart, in Salihli…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  4. Kula volcano Kula volcano
    10 1 hour

    Kula volcano

    Kula

    Kula Volcano is an extinct cinder cone in the Kula volcanic field, the feature that gives the field and the surrounding Kula-Salihli Geopark their name.

    • Must see
    • Viewpoint
  5. Hatuniye Mosque Hatuniye Mosque
    11 20 min

    Hatuniye Mosque

    Hatuniye Cami

    The Hatuniye Camii was built in 1490–91 by Şehzade Şehinşah, a son of Bayezid II, in honour of his mother Hüsnüşah Hatun.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  6. Manisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum Manisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum
    12 25 min

    Manisa Mevlevi Lodge Museum

    Manisa Mevevihane Müzesi

    The Manisa Mevlevihane is a Mevlevi dervish lodge built in 1368-69 by İshak Çelebi, grandson of the Saruhanoğlu ruler Saruhan Bey, on a slope at the foot of Spil Mountain.

    • Must see
    • Museum
  7. Tomb of Saruhan Bey Tomb of Saruhan Bey
    13 15 min

    Tomb of Saruhan Bey

    Saruhan Bey Türbesi

    The tomb of Saruhan Bey is the oldest dated monument in Manisa's historic quarter, built in 1345 by his grandson İshak Çelebi.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  8. Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum
    14 45 min

    Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum

    Manisa Hafsa Sultan Şifahanesi

    The Hafsa Sultan Hospital Museum is the surviving hospital wing of the Sultan Camii complex, the külliye Ayşe Hafsa Sultan — wife of Selim I and mother of Süleyman the Magnificent — commissioned in Manisa in 1522, where she lived…

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  9. Or Yehuda Agriculture School Or Yehuda Agriculture School
    15 20 min

    Or Yehuda Agriculture School

    Or Yehuda Tarım Okulu

    Or Yehuda Agriculture School is the surviving building of a Jewish agricultural colony and school founded near Akhisar in 1899, in what is today the Kayalıoğlu neighbourhood of Akhisar district.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  10. Muradiye Mosque Muradiye Mosque
    16 45 min

    Muradiye Mosque

    Muradiye Cami

    The Muradiye is the mosque Mimar Sinan designed for Manisa, built between 1583 and 1586 for Sultan Murad III. It replaced a smaller mosque begun on the site in 1571 and is the finest Ottoman building in the city.

    • Must see
    • Place of worship
  11. Kuva-yi Milliye and the Republic Monument Kuva-yi Milliye and the Republic Monument
    17 15 min

    Kuva-yi Milliye and the Republic Monument

    Kuva-yi Milliye ve Cumhuriyet Anıtı

    The Kuva-yi Milliye ve Cumhuriyet Anıtı is a 63-metre monument on the southern approach to Manisa, and it is the tallest thing a visitor arriving by road will see.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  12. Hospital Mound Hospital Mound
    18 20 min

    Hospital Mound

    Hastane Höyüğü

    Hastane Höyüğü, the Hospital Mound, is an archaeological tell within the same site area as ancient Thyatira, in Akhisar, Manisa province.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  13. Dombaycıoğlu Han Dombaycıoğlu Han
    19 10 min

    Dombaycıoğlu Han

    Dombaycıoğlu Hanı

    Dombaycıoğlu Han is a former Ottoman caravanserai in the middle of Akhisar's market district, built in 1823 by a local merchant, Dombaycıoğlu Mehmet Ağa, as trade through the town grew.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  14. Turgutlu Watchtower
    20 45 min

    Turgutlu Watchtower

    Turgutlu Saat Kulesi

    Turgutlu Saat Kulesi is a civic clock tower in Orta Park, central Turgutlu. The landmark belongs to the town’s public centre and is best visited as part of an urban walk.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  15. Yogurtcu Citadel
    21 45 min

    Yogurtcu Citadel

    Sosandra Kalesi

    Sosandra Kalesi, also known as Yoğurtçu Kalesi, is a ruined hilltop fortress near Uzunburun Mahallesi in Yunusemre district. The castle occupies a rocky natural rise outside Manisa, making its setting central to understanding the site.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  16. Hoca Seyfettin Bridge
    22 45 min

    Hoca Seyfettin Bridge

    Hoca Seyfettin Köprüsü

    Hoca Seyfettin Bridge is a historic stone crossing in the Gediz River valley, about 13 kilometres north of Kula in Manisa Province.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  17. Steam engine 56507
    23 45 min

    Steam engine 56507

    Tarihi Lokomotif 56507

    Tarihi Lokomotif 56507 is a preserved steam locomotive displayed beside Manisa railway station in Şehzadeler. Henschel & Sohn of Kassel built the engine in 1943, and its builder’s construction number is 27741.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  18. Steam engine 56550
    24 45 min

    Steam engine 56550

    Tarihi Lokomotif 56550

    Tarihi Lokomotif 56550 is a preserved railway object displayed beside Soma Railway Station in Soma, Manisa.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  19. Mushroom-like ruins
    25 45 min

    Mushroom-like ruins

    Mushroom-like ruins is a small, distinctive remnant near Sart in Salihli district of Manisa, within the wider archaeological landscape of Sardes.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  20. Former USAF Jupiter IRBM
    26 45 min

    Former USAF Jupiter IRBM

    Former USAF Jupiter IRBM is an outdoor Cold War historical site in rural Manisa province. It is associated with a United States Air Force Jupiter intermediate-range ballistic-missile launch position in the Kemiklidere area on the Manisa–Akhisar route.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  21. Lava Cave
    27 1 hour

    Lava Cave

    Lav Mağarası

    Lav Mağarası is a named lava-cave geosite in Kula Divlit Volcanic Park, within Kula district of Manisa. It is a natural volcanic formation rather than a built attraction with galleries, lighting or exhibition rooms.

    • Must see
    • Nature site
  22. Delikli Bent
    28 45 min

    Delikli Bent

    Delikli Bent is a natural and historic rock formation in the Selendi River bed, in Yıldız neighbourhood of Selendi district, Manisa. The site is also known locally as Delik Düven.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  23. Meryem Ana Kilisesi Meryem Ana Kilisesi
    29 45 min

    Meryem Ana Kilisesi

    Meryem Ana Kilisesi is a former Greek Orthodox church in Zaferiye Mahallesi, central Kula, on Mustafa Sapcı Sokak. Its history is tied to Kula’s Rum community, including the Turkish-speaking Karamanlı population.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  24. Hermesin Çizmesi
    30 45 min

    Hermesin Çizmesi

    Hermesin Çizmesi, or Hermes’ Boot, is a natural rock formation near Kazıklı Mahallesi in Selendi district. It stands in the Selendi Çayı Canyon, where the rock’s outline is traditionally understood as Hermes’ right foot.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument
  25. Eski Gördes Harabeleri
    31 45 min

    Eski Gördes Harabeleri

    Eski Gördes Harabeleri are the surviving traces of Gördes’s former hillside settlement in Manisa. The place lies in Eski Gördes, in Atatürk Mahallesi, near Eski Gördes Pazar Camii on the eastern slope of Kepez, also called Tekke Dağı.

    • Must see
    • Historic monument

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata ·

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