The well known Amasya Yalıbolu Houses are calmly and quietly located between the fortress cliff and the river bank in Amasya hence, their fascinating landscape provides the visitors captivating setting. Also they reflect traditional Ottoman Art Style in our day.

HISTORY
The history of those homes dates back to the Great Ottoman Period in between 19th and 20th centuries. Actually, within this period, the citizens of Ottoman Empire lived in those glorious and brilliant buildings. At the beginning, this area of houses hosted the Romans; they built the magnificent city walls in order to protect their country against any invasion of the enemies. But later, Ottomans came here and found their Empire and established today’s Yalıbolu houses on the old city walls.

Moreover, today from past those structures have put under protection and been renovated again and again. Finally, they are used and served as diverse functions such as hotel, bar cafe and restaurant at the moment which grabs the tourists.
ARCHITECTURE
Amasya Yalıbolu Houses have an incredible architectural structure. Firstly, they reflect Ottoman Civil Architectural Style. These homes with two storeys consist of Haremlik and Selamlık (Salutation) Sections; Haremlik part was only used homeowner and his family members because it was a private place. But Salutation (Selamlama in Turkish) section was generally opened to the public like guests and the other visitors. Also there are found a wonderful gate including water well, courtyard and furnace in between those two spaces.

Additionally, Yalıbolu Houses contains a mansion named as Sahnis or Sahn-I Sirin, and breath-taking rooms which are surrounded special sofa (hall), cantilevered balconies and ravishing guillotine, oriel windows. Except for those features, while the first floor was made of stone or concrete, the second storey was furnished with wooden and grooved tiles.