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Cappadocia is on the south and 300 km. to Ankara, and it is the
ancient name of the Region which is known as Nevsehir, Kayseri,
Niğde and Aksaray today. This Region spans an area of 100 km2 and Urgup and Goreme take place at the centre of the Region. Due to this
wide span area, you need a car wherever you stay or you can attend
daily tours.
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Ayvalı village is located South east of Ürgüp.
Its
neibour with North Mustafapaşa (Sinesos), South Mazı , east Cemil
Village and west Bahçeli Villages.Population is about approximately
1200 person.
How to get there
Shuttle: If you do
not have a car, there are regular busses between Urgup and Ayvali
village.
Urgup to Ayvali Village
Departure:
08:30am Arrival: 08:20am
Departure: 14:00pm Arrival: 14:20pm
Departure: 17:00pm Arrival: 18:00pm
Ayvali village to Urgup
Departure: 08:00am Arrival: 08:20am
Departure: 09:15pm Arrival:
15:00pm
Taxi: Available at any hour from our hotel ,
24 hours / 24 hours.
Tourism: Ayvali Village is
selected as the sample village of Cappadocia by Ministry of Tourism.There
are two hotels in Ayvalı.One is Tale House and the other one is
Gamirasu.. There is also a restaurant called Aravan Evi which serves
traditional Cappadocian village home style cooking.
You may
arrange horse riding, mountain biking, or sightseeing tours, and
join in agricultural activities as well.
Historical
Monuments & visits in Ayvali:
• Ayvali Cave church: 12th
century cave church with frescoes.
• Haci Ismail Deresi Early
Christian Byzantine cave churches with frescoes.
• Golgoli Hill
cave town at the high top of the mountain with a built historical
Orthodox church in the middle.
• 40 Gule underground settlement.
• Iceridere & Uludere valleys with pigeon houses, untouched
hidden beauties with pigeon houses and orchards.
• Gomeda valley,
a small outdoor museum with cave monastery and cave churches.
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Roman Tombs and underground city in Mazikoy.
• Old Greek houses
in Mustafapasa.
• Goreme Open Air Museum, Underground Cities and
Fairy Chimneys are 10 to 20 minutes driving distance from Ayvali.
Cave & Stone Houses: Some the cave and stone houses (so
called because they are built out of volcanic rock cut of "tufa"
layer) are still inhabited. You will be invited to visit and have a
drink by the owners as part of the hospitality if you walk in the
village.
Traditions: The village wedding takes 3 to 5
days and everyone in the village is invited, even the visitors.
There is music, dancing and many delicious meals. Sometimes the
marriages are arranged but these days the young girls and boys tell
their parents whom they want and the parents arrange the wedding.
The girls and the boys prepare a dowry for the marriage. Families in
the village are large and keep close. Respect to the elderly and a
love for children has always been alive . Hospitality is genuine.
Economy: Except for Gamirasu Hotel and Aravan Evi, inhabitants of
the village are farmers. Apricots, potatoes and grapes are the major
crops grown in Ayvali. Traditional rural life is in place. The women
in the village still come with their pitchers to get their water
from the communal fountain. Once every two days the communal “Stone
Oven” across from the hotel Gamirasu is heated. If you accept a warm
welcome, you are invited to taste the hot bread just coming out of
the oven. They also make lace and do embroidery as well as design
their scarves. Men are well-known in the area as good stone masons
and go to work in other towns as well. After the opening of Gamirasu
hotel, the village has been constantly developing.
Education: There is a primary school in the village for 8 years
compulsory education. For high school, children go to Urgup. The
closest universities are in Kayseri and Ankara .And in our village
we have an library which is established with 3000 books by Ayşe
Gaffaroğlu. Now she is trying to established a computer room for
chıldren in Ayvalı Village.
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