The tomb of the Sufi poet Rumi (Mevlana), under a green-tiled dome, now a museum and a pilgrimage site. The Mevlevi order's whirling ceremony (sema) is performed at the Mevlana Cultural Centre on Saturday evenings.
The Şeb-i Arus festival in December marks Rumi's death. Konya is on the high-speed train from Istanbul and Ankara.
The walled old town of Antalya, with Ottoman houses, Hadrian's Gate, a Roman harbour and the Yivli Minaret, above the turquoise Mediterranean.
An underground city carved into the soft rock up to 85 m deep, with stables, wineries, chapels and ventilation shafts, which could shelter thousands …
A landscape of rock pinnacles ('fairy chimneys'), valleys and cave dwellings in central Turkey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Pamukkale ('cotton castle') is a hillside covered in dazzling white terraces of travertine, formed by calcium-rich hot springs flowing down the slope…
A family-run hotel in Pamukkale village, about six minutes' walk from the entrance to the white travertine terraces and the ruins of Hierapolis.
A family-run hotel in Pamukkale village with a garden courtyard and pool, a short walk from the travertine terraces.
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