No matter with what troubles a person comes to Amasya, the finds peace of mind and repose here. Worries of all kinds recede far into the distance. It is as famous as Egypt. It has a river like the Nile whose flowing river is the water of life. It is very clean and smells very fragrant. One never tires of looking at it. The old mansions are splendid with beautiful views." This is the description by Kemalpasazade, one of the leading members of the 16th century Ottoman religious hierarchy. Apart from natural beauty, it is also possible to find evidence of several different civilizations in this city, which has been rendered even more attractive by the touch of the human hand. How could one not notice? Is not Amasya a city that has been home to man since 5500 B.C., a city that has experienced and sustained the culture of the Hittites, the Phrygians, the Lydians, the Cimmerians, the Persians, the Pontic Kingdom and the Romans? If this were not the case, what business would the Harsena (Amasya) Citadel have standing here for 5200 years? The rock tombs of the kings of Pontus and the 'Low Bridge' of the Romans in one corner, the monuments of the Ilkhanids, the Seljuks and the Ottomans in another.