Region: Central Anatolia

While Cappadocia my be famous for its landscapes, the village of Özkonak is best known for what’s under the ground: an underground city and Belha Cave Church

One of the greatest caravanserai built by the Seljuks in the 13th century to serve caravans as they travelled along the Silk Road in the wilderness near the Seljuk capital of Konya.

Built in the 13th century to serve travellers along the Silk Road, Sahipata Han is an archetypal example of the Seljuk approach to the caravanserai.

A collection of ornate palace-like complexes cut into the Cappadocian landscape, Açıksaray (Open Palace) is a little visited site perfect for adventure.

The Town of Döğer is home to a 15th century Ottoman Caravanserai, a Phrygian settlement carved into a natural tower of rock, and the fairy chimney rock formations of the Phrygian Valley.

Built some 800-1000 years ago the Historic Talazan Bridge is an eight-span peaked bridge of bright limestone in the traditional style of the Seljuks.

With a garden like atmosphere, the Ihlara Valley offers a beautiful walk through lush nature in a canyon full of Cappadocian Greek churches and monasteries

Set in the barren highlands of western Konya, the Yalburt Monument is a small, stone-lined pool covered in hieroglyphs describing the victories of the Hittite Great King Tudhaliya IV

Home to stunning alien landscapes, skies full of hot air balloons, rockcut churches, vibrant frescoes, and cave hotels to stay in, Göreme is the heart of all that is Cappadocia

Binbir Kilise, the 1001 Churches of the extinct volcano Mount Karadağ are a mysterious blend of stunning natural setting and a unique piece of history.

The deepest of Cappadocia’s many underground cities, Derinkuyu has stables, wells, wineries, and churches carved eight floors beneath the earth.

An ancient city of full of Byzantine churches, homes, and great cisterns carved into the hidden cliffs and gorges of central Konya.

With over 1.5 kilometers of walkways, the Tınaztepe Caves are a beautiful chance to explore the travertine filled tunnels and galleries of Turkey’s longest cave network.

Reduced to little more than a hill, the site of Derbe is far better known for its role in Biblical history and its famous visitors St Paul and St Barnabas.

Once serving as a natural cheese cellar, Karaman’s Incesu Cave is 1.3 kms of galleries and tunnels full of beautiful stalagmites, stalactites, pillars, and travertine pools.

Home to five stories of dark passages, rock cut chapels, graveyards, grand halls, and hundreds of granaries cut into the soft stone cliffs.

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

Once a medieval Seljuk city, the town of Beyşehir is home to medieval mosques, bronze age monuments, sandy beaches and one of Turkey’s largest lakes

Crowning a hilltop with domes and spires, Seyitgazi is the mausoleum of an 8th century warrior-saint whose legend made him the center of this sprawling religious complex.

The ancient heartland of the Phygian civilization, the Phrygian Valley is a land of fanciful rock towers, cave churches, great carved shrines, and beautiful landscapes.

506 kms of camping and hiking routes through otherworldly landscapes, the mysterious monuments of ancient Phrygia, and Turkey’s tranquil countryside.

Ayazini blends the beauty of Cappadocia-like caves and rock towers with a classic Turkish village flavor, and a magnificent Byzantine rock church.

One of the Phrygian Valley’s hidden gems: Kırkinler and the Village of Seydiler are home to a stunning monastic complex and beautiful fairy chimneys.

The heart of Eskişehir’s Phrygian region, Yazılıkaya, also known as Midas City, is rich in ancient monuments, temples, tombs, and cave settlements.

The resident Art of Wayfaring Turkish Bath connoisseurs give their review of Afyon’s historic Alaca Turkish Bath

A place where unique cultural sights are mixed with the natural beauty of Eber Lake’s reed choked waterways and stunning mountain views.

Aşıklı Höyük is a ten-thousand-year-old Neolithic city mound in Kızılkaya, a village with abandoned stone and cave houses set in the red Cappadocian cliffs.

The capital of one of the great Bronze Age empires, the Hittite City of Hattusha and the holy site of Yazılıkaya were the centre of this once great civilization.

A pair of sites on the outskirts of the town of Ortaköy: one, the remains of the ancient Hittite capital of Sapinuwa, and the other a nature walk between through the deep canyon of İncesu.

The resident Art of Wayfaring hamam connoisseur’s review of Imaret Hamamı. A historic Turkish Bath built in 1475 in the city of Afyonkarahisar.

A city centred around a soaring castle and famed for its sausages, Afyon is a great place to stay while exploring the region and enjoying the healing mineral pools.

A small 19th century monastic complex perched on top of a massive, cave filled outcropping above the plains of Cappadocia and southern Aksaray.

The resident Art of Wayfaring Turkish Bath connoisseurs review Şifa Sultan Hamamı in the great city of Konya.

A dramatic mountaintop altar with Byzantine ruins on its slopes and the remains of a long-abandoned Seljuk complex.

Amid all of Çorum’s many scattered sights, the city centre is the best place to find a hotel. Here’s a guide to help you enjoy the handful of sights the city has to offer.

On the skirts of Mount Hasan, near the village of Helvadere, the ruined city of Nora and Milk Church lay untouched, ready for you to discover!

A seldom visited 2000-year-old dam built by the Romans sitting just outside of the sleepy village of Örükaya in Çorum that has recently been excavated.

One of Çorum’s three major Hittite ruins, Alacahöyük boasts postern tunnels, 4500 year old royal graves, Bronze Age dams, Sphinxes, and ornately carved walls

The resident Art of Wayfaring hamam connoisseurs review of Ali Paşa Hamamı in Çorum

An 11th century Byzantine church surrounded by myriads of caves and tunnels high in the hills of Aksaray complete with a magnificent view of Mount Hasan

Our guide to help you find the best sights and experiences in Turkey’s capital city of Ankara, hidden amidst all the government offices and grey suits.

The resident Art of Wayfaring hamam connoisseurs review of Karacabey Turkish Bath in Ankara

The resident Art of Wayfaring hamam connoisseurs review of Şengül Turkish Bath in Ankara

Cut into the cliffs of Çorum’s northern mountains, Kapılıkaya is a 2200-year-old tomb with magnificent views of Laçin’s heavily forested countryside.

With a mountaintop fortress at the centre, and roots stretching back to the bronze age, Iskilip is a rural town where traditional craftsmen still ply their trades in classic Ottoman shops.

An ornate 13th century caravanserai in Kayseri built as a fortified inn for Caravans traveling the medieval Silk Road by the sultan of the Seljuk Empire.

A 13th century caravanserai in Kayseri built as a fortified inn for Caravans traveling the medieval Silk Road by Seljuk Vizir Karatay.

Set in the dusty mountains of eastern Sivas this sleepy town is home to one of Turkey’s greatest marvels of architecture; the Grand Mosque and Hospital of Divriği.

Sultanhani is a small town in Aksaray centered on a Seljuk Silk Road Caravanserai with a surprising cottage industry of traditional rug weaving.

A shimmering 1,665 square kilometre salt lake in the heart of Central Anatolia.

A small town on the edge of Konya famous for its churches, aqueducts, historical houses, and loved for its greats breakfasts!

Set in the lush plains of southern Konya, Çatalhöyük is one of the world’s richest Stone Age archeological digs.

With volcanic lakes and giant sinkholes the rather average town of Karapınar is surrounded by some amazing sights!

The home of the whirling dervishes, Rumi, and the Seljuk empire, the city of Konya is filled with the remnants of medieval Anatolian grandeur.