|
|
| (13 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown) |
| Line 1: |
Line 1: |
| − | '''Kutahya''' is a town in the [[Central Anatolia]] region of [[Turkey]]. Known for its colored tiles, ''Kutahya Faience'', the town also serves as a base for the ruins of the Temple of Zeus in Aizanoi, amongst the best preserved Roman ruins in the country. | + | '''Kütahya''' is a town in the [[Central Anatolia]] region of [[Turkey]]. Known for its colored tiles, ''Kütahya Faience'', the town also serves as a base for the ruins of the Temple of Zeus in '''Aizanoi''', amongst the best preserved Roman ruins in the country. |
| | | | |
| | ==Get in== | | ==Get in== |
| Line 5: |
Line 5: |
| | ===By bus=== | | ===By bus=== |
| | | | |
| − | Kutahya is well connected by bus. Buses leave almost every 45 minutes for [[Istanbul]] (six hours) and [[Bursa]] (three hours). More than a dozen buses depart daily for [[Ankara]] (five hours) from where easy connections are available to points in Eastern Turkey. There are several buses daily to [[Antalya]] (eight hours) with connections to points along the coast.
| + | Kütahya is well connected by bus. Buses leave almost every 45 minutes for [[Istanbul]] (six hours) and [[Bursa]] (three hours). More than a dozen buses depart daily for [[Ankara]] (five hours) from where easy connections are available to points in Eastern Turkey. There are several buses daily to [[Antalya]] (eight hours) with connections to points along the coast. |
| | + | |
| | + | ===By train=== |
| | + | |
| | + | As Kütahya is situated in an ideally central location of Turkish rail network, there are daily train connections from [[Istanbul]], [[Ankara]], [[Izmir]], [[Adana]], [[Konya]], and a number of other cities. |
| | | | |
| | ===To Aizanoi=== | | ===To Aizanoi=== |
| | | | |
| − | From Kutahya, minibuses bound for Gediz or Emet stop a little less than a km away from Aizanoi on the Kutahya - Usak road. An occasional dolmus meets the bus but be prepared to walk to the Temple of Zeus. | + | From Kütahya, minibuses bound for Gediz or Emet stop a little less than a km away from Aizanoi on the Kütahya - Uşak road. An occasional dolmus meets the bus but be prepared to walk to the Temple of Zeus. |
| | | | |
| | ==Get around== | | ==Get around== |
| | | | |
| | ==See== | | ==See== |
| | + | *<see name="Germiyan Street" alt="" address="" directions="10 minutes to town centre" phone="" url="" hours="" price="" lat="" long="">Lots of beautiful Ottoman style houses line the street.</see> |
| | | | |
| | ==Do== | | ==Do== |
| Line 20: |
Line 25: |
| | | | |
| | ==Eat== | | ==Eat== |
| | + | |
| | + | * <eat name="Germiyan Konağı Salih Gül Kafe ve Restoran" alt="" address="Pirler Mah. Germiyan Cd. 83, Germiyan Konağı" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="Prices are affordable">Restaurant occupying a beautifully renovated old Ottoman house along Germiyan St. On Saturdays, there is a live ''fasıl'' (unplugged traditional Ottoman music) performance.</eat> |
| | | | |
| | ==Drink== | | ==Drink== |
| Line 25: |
Line 32: |
| | ==Sleep== | | ==Sleep== |
| | | | |
| − | * <sleep name="Tahya Otel" address="Ataturk Bulvari 56" url="" phone="''+90 274'' 2262010">Across from the bus station, a comfortable, clean and modern mid-priced hotel.</sleep> | + | * <sleep name="Tahya Otel" address="Atatürk Bulvarı 56" url="" phone=" +90 274 2262010">Across from the bus station, a comfortable, clean and modern mid-priced hotel.</sleep> |
| | | | |
| | ==Contact== | | ==Contact== |
As Kütahya is situated in an ideally central location of Turkish rail network, there are daily train connections from Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir, Adana, Konya, and a number of other cities.
From Kütahya, minibuses bound for Gediz or Emet stop a little less than a km away from Aizanoi on the Kütahya - Uşak road. An occasional dolmus meets the bus but be prepared to walk to the Temple of Zeus.
