Urgup, Turkey

Urgup is a convenient starting place to explore the region. Many tour operators offer daytours that show you all the highlights, including a visit to a carpet shop and a pottery bakery. The town has interesting hotels carved in tuffs where the temperature always stays same, 22C degrees in cold winters or hot summers. The area is famous for its wineyards and wine factory. In the area, take a tour with a hot air ballon and enjoy the view at an altidude of 100-200m and watch the interesting ferry chimneys and facinating geology. The whole area is covered by tuffs from the volcanic mountain ashes of Erciyes, nearby. If you have a soft spot for upmarket hotels and fine dining, you need look no further – Ürgüp is the place you're looking for. The ever-growing battalion of boutique hotels in the town's honey-coloured stone buildings (left over from the pre-1923 days when the town had a large Greek population) are proving very popular with travellers. With a spectacular natural setting and a wonderful location at the very heart of central Cappadocia, this is one of the most seductive holiday spots in the whole of Turkey.