Kayseri

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Erciyes at 3,917 m. Silk Road caravanserais. Pastırma and mantı. A working Central Anatolian capital at the foot of Erciyes, a 3,917 metre dormant volcano, with one of the finest concentrations of 13th-century Seljuk architecture in the country and a food culture most Turks talk about before anything else. The Seljuk monuments are the architectural anchor: the Hunat Hatun complex, the Döner Kümbet, the Ulu Cami and the kümbets scattered through the old town are among the best-preserved 13th-century Islamic buildings in Turkey. The medieval citadel and covered bazaar still occupy the centre of the city. Beyond the walls, Erciyes Ski Resort runs from November to April with around 112 kilometres of pistes reaching about 3,340 metres, and in summer the mountain becomes a trekking and mountain biking destination. Outside the city the province is unexpectedly varied: the Sultansazlığı wetlands, a Ramsar site with 300 recorded bird species including flamingos in season; the Soğanlı Valley with its Cappadocian rock-cut churches outside the main tourist circuit; the Karpuzbaşı waterfalls cascading out of a limestone cliff; and Karatay Han near Bünyan, a 13th-century Seljuk caravanserai with one of the finest carved portals in central Anatolia. The food, pastırma cured in fenugreek and the city's tiny mantı, both carry protected geographical indications. Eight places worth your time. Tap a photograph, the map will follow.

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كايسيري

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كايسيري، تركيا