If You're NearbyMountainsSkiingVolcanoes

Mount Erciyes

Kayseri

An extinct volcano above Kayseri with one of Turkey's top ski resorts, an hour's drive from Cappadocia.

Photo: Carole Raddato from FRANKFURT, Germany · CC BY-SA 2.0
Best Time to Go
Dec–Mar
Our full guide to Mount Erciyes is being written. It's on the Central Anatolia list as If You're Nearby.

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Must-See
Nature · UNESCO

Cappadocia

Nevşehir
About 32 miles away

Fairy chimneys, cave hotels and hot-air balloons at dawn.

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Must-See
Spiritual · Pilgrimage

Konya

About 166 miles away

The green-domed tomb of the poet Rumi, in the home city of the whirling dervishes.

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Must-See
Heritage · UNESCO

Mount Nemrut

Adıyaman
About 183 miles away

Giant stone heads on a mountaintop at sunrise.

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The Full Short List

Central Anatolia

Cappadocia's balloons and Konya's dervishes.

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