The Cappadocia City Guides answer the questions every first visit raises: where to eat clay-pot kebab without a show-dinner bill, which underground city to pick, how to watch the balloons without booking a flight and which valley walks cost nothing at all. Göreme, Uçhisar, Ürgüp, Avanos and Ortahisar are scattered across the landscape, so every place comes with its town or valley, the reason to go and one practical tip. Each guide opens in your browser as soon as you pay.
About the Cappadocia City Guides
- 147 places
- 6 guides
- 13 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The six Cappadocia guides
Food guide
25 places
Gözleme and börek for a quick lunch, cave restaurants that crack the clay jug open at your table, wine with a valley view, then breakfast, sweets and coffee.
Things to do guide
24 places
Rock churches and underground cities, castles and balloon viewpoints, walks from valley to village, plus crafts and baths.
Family guide
24 places
Tunnels and rock castles to explore, horse rides through the valleys, a potter’s wheel to try and a plan for cold, wet or windy days.
Nightlife guide
26 places
Wine cellars cut into the rock, sunset rooftops, Turkish nights and hamams, and the few spots still serving after 11 pm.
Day trips guide
24 places
Valleys and chapels near Göreme, the Ihlara canyon and the underground cities to the south, pottery and wine towns and four long days further out, with the dolmuş that get you there.
Budget guide
24 places
Free valleys and viewpoints, the sights that justify a ticket, honest cheap meals and the buses that link the towns.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Topdeck Cave
Göreme, Hafız Abdullah Efendi Sokak
Clay-pot dishes done the proper way, served in a rock room lit by candles in winter. Portions are generous, the bill sits below the best-known terraces, and the kitchen opens for dinner only. From the food guide.
Pigeon Valley
Between Uçhisar and Göreme
A gentle 4 km downhill walk past rock walls carved with thousands of dovecotes, ending in Göreme after about an hour and a half. Shade is scarce, so bring water. From the things to do guide.
Efendi Wine House
Ürgüp, Tevfik Fikret Cd.
A snug cellar bar run by a couple and their cat, with tables inside and out and a tasting tray of up to nine wines. Add the food platter and it turns into a light dinner. From the nightlife guide.
Plan your days in Cappadocia
Day one: be at a balloon viewpoint from the things to do guide at dawn, walk Pigeon Valley down into Göreme and book a clay-pot dinner from the food guide. Day two: let the day trips guide take you to the underground cities in the south or the Ihlara canyon, then finish with a tasting in an Ürgüp cellar from the nightlife guide. For a cold, wet or slow day, the family, budget and nightlife guides point you to the potters of Avanos, a free museum and a long hamam session.
Questions about the Cappadocia guides
What do the Cappadocia City Guides include?
Six guides with 147 places between them: food, things to do, family, nightlife, day trips and budget. Each place has the reason to go, its town or valley, opening notes and one practical tip.
How do I receive the guides once I have paid?
The links show up on your order page as soon as payment goes through, and again in your order email. They open in any browser on a phone or laptop, with no app or account to set up.
Can I use the guides offline in the valleys?
Yes. Open each guide once while you have a connection and it keeps working without signal, ticks and notes included. Only the map links need mobile data.
Which languages are the guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Portuguese, Greek, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Arabic. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
Can I buy a single guide?
Yes. One guide costs €4.99, two cost €8.99, four cost €15.99 and all six cost €19.99.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.