Things to do & places to visit in Aksaray Province, Turkiye

Aksaray Province #43 destination in Turkiye 2023. The average rating score is 4.18 based on 485 traveler reviews, of 24 attractions. Timezone: Europe/Istanbul, current date and time: Friday, May 10, 2024, 7:33.

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Top things to do (15)

• Historic Sites
• Points of Interest & Landmarks
• Religious Sites
• Speciality & Gift Shops
• Movie Theaters
• Mountains
• Parks
• Horseback Riding Tours
• Art Galleries
• Shopping Malls
• Architectural Buildings
• Speciality Museums
• Equestrian Trails
• Ancient Ruins
• Bodies of Water

Top destinations in Aksaray Province 8

• Yaprakhisar Koyu
• Selime
• Sultanhani
• Ihlara
• Belisirma
• Gulpinar
• Aksaray
• Ortakoy

Top places to visit (24 attractions)

1. 5.0 Karamanoglu Ulu Camii (34 reviews)
   - The mosque is faboulos, amazing.
   Spent < 1 hour Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
   
   
   Aksaray is a beautiful lovely city. You can make a spiritual trip in here. There are many mosqoues from seljukian. And there are many saints like Somuncubaba. See more..
   
2. 5.0 Selime Manastırı (1 review)
   - Nice
   Historic Sites • Religious Sites
   
   
   Selime Monastery comprises impressive rock-cut caves. Great for trekking, views and selfies / clicks. See more..
   
3. 5.0 Zinciriye Medresesi (1 review)
   Architectural Buildings
   
   
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4. 5.0 Aksaray Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi (1 review)
   Art Galleries
   
   
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5. 4.5 Hasan Dagi (64 reviews)
   - Great drive up
   Mountains
   
   
   stumbled upon this place by accident as we were driving towards Lake Tuz (we never got to Lake Tuz ). The sight of snow captured our attention! Hardly any cars and we were surprised that we could drive all the way to the top!! Theres a resort being built at the top.Great find! See more..
   
6. 4.5 Aksaray Muzesi (33 reviews)
   - Aksaray historical museum
   Speciality Museums
   
   
   Artifacts of neolothical era, Hittite era, early Byzantine Era , Roman Empire era and Seljuk Era and Ottoman Era artefacts found dated far back to over 20,000 years ago Mummified Babies, Adults, animals ect Currency for specific eras as well as the Neolithical era bartering system. Not well known but very worth the visit See more..
   
7. 4.5 Somuncu Baba Turbesi (20 reviews)
   - Aksaray’a gidince ziyaret edilmesi gereken yerlerden
   Architectural Buildings • Religious Sites
   
   
   Aksaray’a 10 sene önce gelmiştim. Somuncu Baba Türbesi gayet güzel düzenlenmiş. Çevre düzenlemesi yapılmış. Yanı başında camii, taziye evi, lavabolar, minyatür bir bölüm bulunuyor. See more..
   
8. 4.5 Asikli Hoyuk (9 reviews)
   - Respect our Ancestors
   Spent 1-2 hours Ancient Ruins
   
   
   This historical attraction is on the way from Ihlara Valley to Aksaray. You need to drive into Kizilkaya Village first than take a sharp right turn over the river to reach this place. It is a 10.000 year old (Yes: ten thousand year old) human settlement. One of the first locations where humans started colonising in towns and agriculture began. Houses were build from cob. Entrances were from the ceiling. Ancestors who died were buried into the house. About 250 generations lived in that area in the past. Archeological excavations are going on and they established a copy of the old settlements. This place is very educative to visit. See more..
   
9. 4.5 Miniature Museum of Somuncu Baba (7 reviews)
   - Minyatür Müzesi Çok Başarılı
   Speciality Museums
   
   
   Aksaraya yolunuz düşerse mutlaka ugrayın. Gezilmesi gereken yerlerin başında geliyor. Fotograf çekilebiliyor. See more..
   
10. 4.5 Sultanhani Caravanserai (5 reviews)
    - Well worth a visit.
    Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Historic Sites • Points of Interest & Landmarks • Architectural Buildings
    
    
    A stopping place on the itinerary of the small group tour. Less visited,maybe a little off the usual tourist routes. No toilet facility actually on site. Quite an awe inspiring edifice.There are caravanseri built at regular intervals across the land ,so travellers could rest themselves and their camels/horses and trade.This one is the largest,with massive walls,vaulted roof supported by arches and columns.An impressive main gateway. Very little imagination can fill this with traders and camels/horses(think of the caravanseri described by Rudyard Kipling in Kim) Carpets were on display but also some modern art in the side rooms which was not in keeping with the character of the building. I noted that the cobbled courtyards was littered with cigarette butts! See more..
    
11. 4.0 Sultanhani Kervansarayi (177 reviews)
    - Worth Stopping, Just Half an Hour
    Friday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent < 1 hour Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings
    
    
    Well maintained building, hundreds of years old. Great photo opportunity inside, amazing pillars, huge area! I like that they had nice instrumental Turkish music playing too. Well worth a visit, doesn't take long, about half an hour only. See more..
    
12. 4.0 Saratli Kirkgoz (43 reviews)
    - Saratli Kirkgoz
    Historic Sites
    
    
    26/08/2022 We visited five underground cities in Cappadocia, each one is unique and mysterious. I recommend to visit + also for people, who manage their claustrophobia from narrow dark corridors and tunnels, at least like me... More Youtube travel video PSIS-visit. Iva+Petr Prague CZ. See more..
    
13. 4.0 NoraCity AVM (33 reviews)
    - Well...
    Shopping Malls
    
    
    It's a small place with a few shops and nothing that special. Cinema doesn't offer any subtitled movies but that's something you should expect from basically every mall in the region. See more..
    
14. 4.0 Egri Minare (Kizil Minare) (16 reviews)
    - Tarihi Eğri Minare
    Points of Interest & Landmarks • Religious Sites
    
    
    Tarihi Eğri minare yapımı bir sanat eseri olan görülmesi ve ziyaret edilmesi gereken bir ustalık eseri. See more..
    
15. 4.0 Kultur Park (4 reviews)
    - Akşam çay içmeye uygun
    Parks
    
    
    Akşam maaile uğranıp bir bardak çay içilecek güzel bir yer lunapark çay bahçeleri ve alışveriş herşey den var See more..
    
16. 4.0 Sultanhani Kervansarayi (2 reviews)
    Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins
    
    
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17. 4.0 Cıncıklı Cami (2 reviews)
    Religious Sites
    
    
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18. 4.0 Nora Antik Kenti (1 review)
    - HASANDAĞI ETEĞİNDE GİZEMLİ TARİHİ KENT
    Ancient Ruins
    
    
    Hasandağı'nda bugün çok geniş bir alanda kalıntılarına rastlanan antik kentin ''Nora'', ''Viranşehir'' ve ''Mokisos'' isimleriyle bilindiğini söyledi.
    
    Müze kayıtlarında Nora olarak geçen antik kentin Aksaray merkeze 30 kilometre mesafede Hasandağı eteklerinde yer aldığını belirten Altın, ''Helvadere Beldesi'nin yukarısında bir plato üzerine kurulan kent, günümüzde büyük ölçüde dolgu toprağı altında kalırken, yamaçlarda ise daha iyi korunmuş yapı kalıntıları bulunuyor'' dedi.
    
    Geçmişte Nora Antik Kenti'nin stratejik mevkide önemli bir askeri üs olduğu See more..
    
19. 3.5 Aksaray Saat Kulesi (18 reviews)
    - Beautiful
    Points of Interest & Landmarks
    
    
    On this square old people seating and talking all day. Very nice and beautiful watch tower in center of Aksaray. See more..
    
20. 3.5 Kulturpark Site Alisveris Merkezi (6 reviews)
    - Bien
    Speciality & Gift Shops
    Il manque pas mal de magasins mais c'est un endroit assez bien. Restaurant, cinéma, bijouteries, objets à personnaliser... tout est bien See more..
    
21. 3.5 Acemhoyuk (5 reviews)
    - Acem diye bilirim çocukluğumdan seni yeşilova
    Spent < 1 hour Ancient Ruins
    
    
    Aksaray denince gezilmesi görülmesi gereken bir yer. Acem diye bilirdik seni çocukluğumuzda Yeşilova... See more..
    
22. 3.0 Helvadere Golu (1 review)
    Bodies of Water
    
    
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23. 2.5 Alphan Sinemasi (2 reviews)
    Movie Theaters
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24. Belisırma At Binicilik Kulübü (0 review)
    Equestrian Trails • Horseback Riding Tours
    
    
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