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As with most other parts of Anatolian highland, nights even in summer are a bit chilly in Sivas, so don't forget to pack along at least a cardigan with you.
Get in
By plane
There are daily flights from Istanbul to Sivas Airport (VAS). A number of other cities across Turkey are also served with less frequent flights.
See Turkish State Railways website for more details [1].
By bus
As Turkish bus system is extensive, you can find buses from many cities in Turkey, including Istanbul and Ankara among many others.
Get around
See
Buruciye Medresesi, (at the city centre), [2]. An ancient Islamic school with wonderful architecture with the usual majestic gate like the other Seljuk sites have. A nice to take lots of photographs as great sights occur as the sun moves.
Do
Buy
Eat
Sıla Etli Ekmek. A great place to have etli ekmek—long thin breads topped with finely minced meat, kind of a Turkish pizza, a speciality of Central Anatolia.
Drink
Çerkezin Kahvesi is a good place to have a cup of Turkish coffee.
Sleep
Contact
The telephone code of the city (and surrounding towns) is (+90) 346.
Get out
Divrigi, with its impressive mosque that is a UNESCO World Heritage site in the east, is 180 km away and reachable by minibuses and trains from Sivas.
Spas
There are a number of spas in the countryside surrounding Sivas.
Soğuk Çermik is a spa center. Hafik, Todurge (Zara), and Gokpinar (Gurun) Lakes are some of the interesting nearby places for picnicking, boating and fishing.
Besides its historical treasures, the surrounding region possesses several other specialties, one of which is Balıklı Kaplıca, an interesting spa in the town of Kangal. It is a thermal spring, filled with tiny fish living in the hot waters, which provides a different type of cure for skin complaints. It is the only cure center in the world for psoriasis, known in Turkish as sedef hastalığı.
