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In this tour we discover the oldest still existing wine region of
the world. It is Cappadocia where wine production started nearly
4ooo years ago. We make a deep introduction into the history of the
region through its wines and its flavors. We taste forgotten meals
prepared according the old recipies of Cappadocia and with more than
20 wines we taste we smell Cappadocia and whole Anatolia. We visit
Gorenme open air museum, Derinkuyu underground city, we hike in
Kızılçukur and some other little known sites of Cappadocia.We also g
oto Hattusas, the capital of Hittite Kingdom also recognized the
world heritage by Unesco.
DAY 1 :
TURASAN WINES
In the morning we start with a pleasant walking in Pancarlık Valley
where we discover the natural color show of Cappadocia. We visit
little known beautiful church of Pancarlık.
We then direct towards little known part of the region to Yeşiloz
village to see the church of St. Theodore famous with the biggest
description of Jesus Christ in Cappadocia. We then cross the Mount
Topuz to arrive to Turasan Vineyards located at the foot of Argeus
Mountain. We make a tasting on the vineyards where Kalecik Karası,
Emir and Narince vines. The lunch is taken in the old greek village
of Sinassos
with Turasan wines.
In the afternoon we visit the village of Sinassos with beautiful old
houses, the beautiful entrance of the church Constantine and St.
Helen, and the church of St Basil.
We then proceed to Turasan winery where all tasted wines are
produced. We visit the production center and get detailed
information on the process of production.
We attend to the seminar ‘History of Wine in Turkey’.
Dinner takes place in a local restaurant.
DAY 2 :
KOCABAG WINES
Our day starts with a very pleasant walking through the fairy
chimneys in Love Valley. We then proceed to Göreme open air museum
once inhabited by Christians who escaped from the roman persecution
by carving the rock dwellings and churches such as Church with
Apple, St. Barbara Church, Church with snake and especially Tokalı
Church.
The lunch takes place in a local restaurant or on a vineyard with
home made food of Cappadocia.
Wines at lunch :
In the afternoon we go to the South of Cappadocia to visit the
largest underground city in the region, Derinkuyu.
This underground dwelling was carved until the depth of 75 meters on
12 underground levels. We also take a look at the Church with grapes
with perhaps the mos beautiful reliefs of grapes on the surface.
We then go to Uchisar to Kocabağ winery to taste some of their
wines.
Diner is served in our cave/boutique hotel
DAY 3 : RED
VALLEY – ZELVE
We depart in the morning to go to discover ‘ Kızılçukur’ ( red
valley ) which is a beautiful valley with its vineyards and rock
churches, especially ‘the church with grapes’ .Kızılçukur is nearly
6km long valley which extends from Ortahisar area to Çavuşin
village. It takes its name from the color of its rocks. On our way
to Çavuşin we walk through the small vineyards of Cappadocia where
local grapes like Dimrit, Kara üzüm, Razakı are grown. Almost in the
middle of the valley we can also visit one of the most beautiful but
little known rock churches of Cappadocia : “ The church with
columns” .Our walking ends at Çavuşin village where we deserve a
short stop.
The lunch will be served in Çavuşin or in Zelve area.
Wines at lunch:
In the afternoon we first go to Paşabağ to see the fairy chimneys
surrounded by vineyards then we visit Zelve open air museum.
At the end of the day we cross Kızılırmak (Red River), the longest
river of Turkey which created the favorable climate for viticulture
and we arrive at Avanos known as the oldest center of pottery art in
Anatolia.
Wine seminar on ‘Wine regions of Turkey’
DAY 4: WINES OF HITTITES – HATTUSAS
We make a full day trip to Hattusas, the capital of Hittite Kingdom.
We depart early in the morning and we travel to Hattusas through
Boğazlıyan and Yozgat. (About 3 hours).
We visit the remains of Hattusa, the capital of Hittite Kingdom
which ruled in Anatolia between 1650 and 1200 B.C. The fortification
walls, the gates, the temples… We then continue to Yazılıkaya, the
oldest open air temple of the world where we see the reliefs of
Hittite gods.
The lunch is taken in a typical restaurant which is located near the
ruins.
We then go to see Alacahöyük, the settlement of Bronze Age nearly
5000 years ago where during the excavations beautiful items have
been discovered and are exhibited today in the museum of Anatolian
Civilizations in Ankara.
The lunch is taken in a restaurant near the site.
Wines at lunch are those produced by Diren Company of Tokat
We turn back to Cappadocia through
Çiçekdaği and Yerkoy.
Dinner is accompanied with Kavaklıdere wines.
According to the schedule demonstration of pottery making and
lecture on Turkish hand made rugs will be part of our activity.
These two arts have a history of more than 400 years in Cappadocia.
TOUR
RATES
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1 Pax |
2 Pax |
3 Pax |
4 Pax |
5 Pax |
6 Pax |
7 Pax |
8 Pax |
9 Pax |
10 Pax |
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€2595 |
€1550 |
€1201 |
€1027 |
€922 |
€853 |
€803 |
€766 |
€736 |
€713 |
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The prices above
are per person
and inclusive of VAT.
INCLUDED IN
THE TOUR
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All admissions
and enterence fees mentioned in the tour program.
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Cultural and
oenological guiding service.
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4 gourmet lunches
and 4 gourmet dinners.
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20 different
local wines.
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%18 VAT and
Service charge
NOT INCLUDED
IN THE TOUR
Since the hotel accomodation is not
included in the tour rate, please contact us for your hotel booking.Our
consultants will assist you on your hotel reservation according to
your accomodation budget.
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