Urgup
A Relaxed Cappadocian Town With Old Stone Houses, Boutique Cave Hotels, Wine Tasting And A Wine Tradition, A Rock Cut Temenni Hill, A Bazaar And The Kayseri And Nevsehir Bus Links. A Base For Cappadocia With Fewer Crowds Than Goreme · Urgup, Nevsehir
Urgup is a relaxed town of roughly 20,000 people in the middle of Cappadocia, about 7 km east of Nevsehir and 10 km from Goreme, set around a rock hill and a grid of old stone streets. Greek families once built tall mansions here with carved doors and window frames, and many have become boutique cave hotels, wine bars and small museums (confirm). The area has an old wine tradition, and tasting rooms and cellars offer local reds and whites from Okuzgozu and Emir grapes (confirm). Temenni Hill rises above the centre with rock-cut rooms and a sunset view (confirm), and a small bazaar sells ceramics, textiles and dried fruit. Urgup is a practical base, with buses to Nevsehir and Kayseri, and a calmer pace than Goreme in high season. Balloons fly at dawn over the valleys nearby, and minibuses reach Mustafapasa, Ortahisar and Cavusin. Prices, hours and hotel standards change, so confirm everything locally before you travel.
Urgup, a town of about 20,000 people in the centre of Cappadocia about 7 km east of Nevsehir and 10 km from Goreme, with a rock hill and old Greek houses; coordinates approximate, Urgup, Nevsehir, Turkiye
Urgup is an open town, and the streets, hill and cafes can be visited at any time, while wineries, museums and shops normally keep roughly 09:00 to 18:00 or later in summer, with many wine bars open into the evening (confirm). Shops close earlier from November to March, and some boutique hotels shut in deep winter. Balloon flights leave at dawn in good weather. Tasting rooms may need a booking in summer, and some close on Sundays, so confirm hours locally.