West of Cappadocia, over the mountains in central Anatolia, lies Kayseri, known as Caesarea in Roman times. The city spreads out at the foot of the extinct volcano Mt. Erciyes (3,916 meters). In the winter months the ski center has excellent runs for downhill skiers, and several pleasant hotels cater particularly to skiers.
Turkey is an important center of winter tourism with its snow-capped mountains, a summer-winter and luxury resorts in these mountains,...
The city of Aksaray is located to the north of Hasan Mountain and to the southeast of the Salt Lake....
Kayseri is one of the larger towns of central Anatolia (pop. 207.000). It adjoins the...
Niğde is a town (pop. 30.000) in the southern part of Cappadocia, and the town went into a decline....
The fantastic landscape of Cappadocia is shaped out of volcanic ash, which was eroded over the ages into strange...
