Pedals Return For Nature and Culture: The Hanak and Damal Stages of Ardahan Bicycle Festival Completed

Ardahan’s tourism potential, its nature and cultural heritage of Ardahan’s “Ardahan Bicycle Festival”, which was launched for the first time in order to promote national and international arenada. Turkey’s 70 different provinces, as well as hundreds of sports lovers from Belgium and Iran in the organization, the festival’s Hanak and Damal stages have been successfully done since today. The First Driving to Hanak from Ardahan University Yenisey Yerleşke, which was held yesterday and after registration processes, the festival program began to be translated into the first pedals in Ardahan University Yenisey Campus in early morning. Yenisey Yerleşkesi from the main entrance to Hanak, the 24-kilometers starting from the first entrance to Hanak were pedaled with the clean air of the region geography. After driving, athletes who reach the Hanak Festival Area have experienced the opportunity of eco-tourism by listening to cultural events and local treats performed here. The Festival excitement moved back to the Damal Etab with the completion of the free time and rest program at the Sudi Hanak with Cultural Events. 16 kilometers of this second stage, the Damal Festival Area and the symbol of the region found the last in the cultural event area of Montenegro backs. Bicycles combined in the area where events reflecting the rich cultural heritage of the region have been organized, followed by interest in public games shows performed under the program. The events in which domestic and foreign athletes have intense participation; the paramotor shows, the concert program to be held in the evening, continued with the stant visits in the fair and Expo, which are open throughout the day. The participants found that Ardahan’s local values are closely recognized.