Run by friendly, multilingual local guide Hasan, who can organise pretty much any activity, Şafak offers simple, clean rooms with hot water, heating and comfortable beds. Campsites have electricity and their own bathroom facilities, and the terrace and garden command magnificent views of Mt Demirkazık. It's on the main-road intersection with the Çurkurbağ village turn-off.
Şafak Pension & Camping
Cappadocia
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
18.48 MILES
Some of Cappadocia's best-preserved and most captivating frescoes are hidden within this rarely visited rock-hewn monastery that was only rediscovered in…
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29.12 MILES
This Ramsar-listed wetland area encompasses over 24,000 hectares of marshland and is one of Turkey's most important birdwatching sites. A major resting…
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22.46 MILES
Niğde Museum houses a well-presented selection of finds from the Assyrian city of Acemhöyük near Aksaray, through the Hittite and Phrygian Ages to…
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22.25 MILES
This attractive medrese (seminary) dates from 1409 and has a finely carved entrance. It's utilised as a cultural centre but visitors are welcome to wander…
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22.08 MILES
Süngür Bey Cami, on a terrace at the end of the marketplace, is a curious blend of architectural styles; it was first built by the Seljuks and restored by…
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22.07 MILES
The Seljuk Alaeddin Cami (1223), on the hill crowned with the much-restored remains of Niğde's fortress, is the town's grandest mosque.
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22.29 MILES
This Ottoman-era mosque is an excellent landmark to get your bearings by in central Niğde.
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22.39 MILES
This tomb dates to 1312 and is one of many fine Seljuk-era tombs that dot central Niğde.
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18.48 MILES
Some of Cappadocia's best-preserved and most captivating frescoes are hidden within this rarely visited rock-hewn monastery that was only rediscovered in…
22.07 MILES
The Seljuk Alaeddin Cami (1223), on the hill crowned with the much-restored remains of Niğde's fortress, is the town's grandest mosque.
22.08 MILES
Süngür Bey Cami, on a terrace at the end of the marketplace, is a curious blend of architectural styles; it was first built by the Seljuks and restored by…
22.25 MILES
This attractive medrese (seminary) dates from 1409 and has a finely carved entrance. It's utilised as a cultural centre but visitors are welcome to wander…
22.29 MILES
This Ottoman-era mosque is an excellent landmark to get your bearings by in central Niğde.
22.39 MILES
This tomb dates to 1312 and is one of many fine Seljuk-era tombs that dot central Niğde.
22.46 MILES
Niğde Museum houses a well-presented selection of finds from the Assyrian city of Acemhöyük near Aksaray, through the Hittite and Phrygian Ages to…
29.12 MILES
This Ramsar-listed wetland area encompasses over 24,000 hectares of marshland and is one of Turkey's most important birdwatching sites. A major resting…