Central Anatolia

Travel Guide Europe Turkey Central Anatolia

Introduction

Geography

Provinces/Cities

Aksaray Province	Aksaray, the provincial capital
Ankara Province	Ankara, the provincial capital and also the nation's capital
Çankiri Province	Cankiri, the provincial capital
Eskişehir Province	Eskisehir, the provincial capital
Karaman Province	Karaman, the provincial capital
Kayseri Province	Kayseri, the provincial capital
Kirikkale Province	Kirikkale, the provincial capital
Kırşehir Province	Kirsehir, the provincial capital
Konya Province	Konya, the provincial capital
Nevşehir Province	Nevsehir, the provincial capital, Urgup, Goreme, Haci Bektas
Niğde Province	Nigde, the provincial capital
Sivas Province	Sivas, the provincial capital
Yozgat Province	Yozgat, the provincial capital

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Sights and Activities

Goreme, Turkey

Göreme National Park is one of the most beautiful naturally formed sights, located in the Nevsehir Province. Two of the inactive volcanoes surrounding the region used to be active in earlier geological periods and with the eruption of the volcanoes the whole region was covered with tufa. Over the centuries with the rain and the wind several fairy chimneys, caves and rock formations were formed.

Göreme National Park is composed of caves that have 12 churches, a dining room and a kitchen. It is a religious site used by Roman Christians in order to hide themselves. In fact some say that the word Goreme derived from Turkish word gorme which means "don't see". It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

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Getting There

By Plane

Ankara's Esenboğa International Airport (ESB) is located 28 kilometres from the centre of Ankara. Turkish Airlines has a secondary hub at the airport and is the dominant airline. Condor Airlines, BMI, Austrian Airlines and Lufthansa are among a handful of international airlines that serve the airport.

To/from the airport
The airport is connected with the city centre and Ankara Intercity Bus Terminal by EGO city bus number 442 (from 6:00am to 11:00pm). Transportation to the city center is also by taxi. A taxi ride to the city's centre costs 80 YTL or more one way. Alternatively, Havaş airport buses cost 10 YTL (US$8/€6) and take about 45 minutes to make the journey. Many consider the buses more comfortable than the taxis!

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