Things to do
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Bulak Mencilis Cave
A cave about eight kilometres north of the town with roughly four hundred metres open to visitors, an underground river and lit formations. The walk up to the mouth is steep.
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Cinci Han
A caravanserai of 1645 built for a court judge, with sixty rooms around a courtyard and stables below, restored and running again as a hotel. The courtyard is open to anyone who walks in.
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Hıdırlık Hill
The terrace above the town where the whole tiled roofscape of the Çarşı quarter can be seen at once, with a tea garden and a small cemetery. It is a fifteen-minute walk up from the market.
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İncekaya Aqueduct
A six-arched aqueduct of 1798 spanning the Tokatlı canyon at more than fifty metres, still carrying its water channel, with a glass viewing terrace built out over the drop beside it. The canyon path runs underneath.
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İzzet Mehmet Pasha Mosque
The town's main mosque of 1796, built over a stream that runs beneath the courtyard, with a baroque interior and a separate stone bridge to its gate. It stands at the centre of the market quarter.