Kurşunlu Han (Kurşunlu Inn - İsmail Bey Inn)

A beautiful example of Kastamonu inns

During the Seljuk, Principalities and Ottoman periods, great importance was attached to infrastructure works for the revival of commercial activities. In this context, great importance was attached to the construction of inns, which we can think of as businessmen’s hotels or passenger accommodation centers. Many inns were built especially for the accommodation of business people and passengers in places where trade routes passed or intersected, and bazaars and covered bazaars were built to carry out commercial activities. Kastamonu and its vicinity have been an important trade center from the Roman period to the Modern Age. 

Kurşunlu Han, one of the many inns in Kastamonu, which is one of the important stopping points of land and sea trade, is one of the important stopping points for history enthusiasts who want to see the Cem Sultan Bedesteni (Cem Sultan Covered Bazaar) and Anatolian inns next to it.