Nis Otel

Lake District


This restored stone and wood mansion has rooms that subtly combine heritage features and modern decor, and the beautiful shared public spaces are dotted with antiques and colourful Turkish rugs. In fine weather, breakfast and meals are served on a spacious outdoor deck. Don't expect lake views; a new construction directly in front of the building has destroyed its vistas.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Lake District attractions

1. Atatürk Statue

0.14 MILES

Eğirdir stretches for several kilometres along the shore of Eğirdir Gölü. Its centre is at the base of a promontory jutting into the lake, marked by this…

2. Dündar Bey Medresesi

0.15 MILES

In 1281 Hamidoğulları emir Felekeddin Dündar Bey turned this grand stone structure in the centre – then a 67-year-old Seljuk caravanserai – into a medrese…

3. Hızır Bey Cami

0.18 MILES

Originally a Seljuk warehouse (built 1237), this simple stone structure in the centre became a mosque in 1308 under Hamidoğulları emir Hızır Bey. It…

4. Eǧirdir Castle

0.28 MILES

The massive walls of the ruined castle of Akrotiri (the Byzantine name for Eğirdir) allegedly dates back to 5th-century BC Lydian king Croesus.

5. Belediye Beach

0.34 MILES

Sandy Belediye Beach is at Yazla, less than 1km from Eǧirdir centre on the Isparta road. There are changing cabins and simple restaurants.

6. Cemetery

1.21 MILES

This compact cemetery is on the island of Yeşilada.

7. Ayastafanos Church

1.29 MILES

Eğirdir's last remaining Orthodox church is on Yeşilada, near İskele Park. Thirteen other churches were torn down after the Greek community departed in…

8. Altınkum Beach

1.56 MILES

Pebbly Altınkum Beach is 3.5km northwest of central Eğirdir. There's a small admission fee. It's not a particularly pretty beach. In high summer, dolmuşes…