national park
Göreme National Park
Surreal fairy chimney rock formations and ancient cave churches in the heart of Cappadocia.
7 km · about 15 min drive
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Ürgüp
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About Ürgüp
Ürgüp works well as a base: 15 minutes from Göreme, 7km from Göreme National Park.
Ürgüp is in Turkey. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Göreme, about 7 km away.
Ürgüp (Greek: Προκόπιο Prokópio, Cappadocian Greek: Προκόπι Prokópi, Ottoman Turkish: Burgut Kalesi) is a town in Nevşehir province in the Cappadocia area of Central Anatolia, Turkey. It is the seat of Ürgüp District. Its population is 24,647 (2022). The town lies at an average elevation of 1,044 m (3,425 ft).
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elsewhere in Cappadocia, the centre of Ürgüp is full of old stone houses clustered around a central rock formation, in this case Temenni Tepesi (Temenni Hill, Wish Hill).
Ürgüp got into the boutique-hotel movement early and as a result has a flourishing tourism industry, in part because it has more amenities than other Cappadocian destinations. It makes a good base for visiting all the main attractions of Cappadocia, including the rock-cut churches and the underground cities.
As well as tourism, Ürgüp has a thriving wine-growing industry. It also provided the setting for many episodes of the popular television series, Asmalı Konak which aired from 2002 to 2004 and was credited with kickstarting domestic tourism to Cappadocia.
Ürgüp features briefly in Philip Glazebrook's travelogue, A Journey to Kars, when he is forced to extend his stay there due to 1980 census-taking which decreed that no one could go anywhere and no transport was operating.
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Within an hour or so of Ürgüp: Göreme National Park (7 km), Göreme Open-Air Museum (7 km), Cappadocia (7 km), Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Viewpoint (7 km).
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Ürgüp is in Turkey, about 7 km from Göreme.
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- Population
- 0
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- Turkey
- Timezone
- Coordinates
- 38.6296, 34.9120
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Worth the detour from Ürgüp
6 notable places within an hour's drive.
ancient ruins
Göreme Open-Air Museum
A UNESCO-listed complex of rock-cut churches and monasteries with stunning Byzantine frescoes carved into Cappadocia's famous fairy chimneys.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Cappadocia
Surreal landscape of fairy chimneys, cave dwellings, and underground cities shaped by volcanic eruptions and erosion.
7 km · about 15 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Cappadocia Hot Air Balloon Viewpoint
The world-famous sunrise balloon experience over Cappadocia's surreal landscape of fairy chimneys, valleys, and rock-cut settlements.
7 km · about 15 min drive
castle
Uçhisar Castle
The tallest fairy chimney in Cappadocia, a dramatic rock citadel riddled with tunnels and rooms offering 360-degree views of the surreal landscape.
10 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
Derinkuyu Underground City
The deepest discovered underground city in Cappadocia, extending 85 meters below ground with room for 20,000 people across 18 levels.
32 km · about 35 min drive
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