Ertokuş Caravanserai is a 13th century fortified inn, built by the Seljuks to protect the caravans and aid armies traveling along the vital silk road between the capital of Konya and medieval Antalya.

Burdur’s Incir Han is a 13th century caravanserai built to protect the Seljuk Empire’s Silk Road access to the sea, now in a state of beautiful ruin.

Your guide to the City of Karaman, home to Seljuk Castles, historic mosques, Ottoman Mansions, and your base to explore the rest of the region.

The resident Art of Wayfaring hamam connoiseur’s review of the Yeni Karamanoğlu Turkish Bath

Carved into a high crag above the plains is a 2700-year-old monument depicting the Neo-Hittite King Hartapu seated on a throne holding a staff and bowl

One of Turkey’s most iconic sights, the Armenian Church of the Holy Cross on Akdamar island is a spectacular combination of architecture, art, and natural beauty.

Built on the high slopes of ancient Lycia, the ruins of Arykanda are a series of terraces with the remains of a stadium, theater, villas, and tombs overlooking the pine covered valley.

Set on the high slopes of Mount Erek, Varagavank monastery, known as Yedi Kilise or “Seven Churches” in Turkish, is a beautiful and ruinous medieval Armenian complex still bearing traces of its former glory.

The ruins of a cliff-top city of the Pisidians, Kremna is a field of gravity defying arches and rubble with a stunning view of the Taurus mountains.

Hidden in the lonely mountain valleys above lake Van, Karmravank Monastery is one of the region’s more impressive medieval Armenian religious sites.