Top Things to do in Goreme
What to do and see in Goreme, Cappadocia: The Best Things to do Good for a Rainy Day
A town literally carved into the volcanic rock, Goreme is the gateway to the Goreme National Park, a vast UNESCO World Heritage Site that houses spectacular 10th- and 11th-century cave churches. The park itself is known for its chimney rock formations and is very popular with backpackers. It’s also a great area to sample Turkish cuisine and wine.
Restaurants in Goreme
1. Tribal Collections Nomadic Rugs and Textiles
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 285 reviews
Ruth Lockwood is the owner of Tribal Collections - a beautiful rug gallery in a restored cave house, in the village of Goreme, Cappadocia. Originally from NZ, and with 30yrs of expertise in Turkey, her gallery has an established reputation for integrity and quality and is a leading choice for those looking to learn, or to acquire, a beautiful hand-woven rug, flat-woven kilim or tribal weaving. Ruth can help you navigate the stunning styles, intricate designs and rich color palettes to find the rug that İs just 'right' for you and expresses your individuality. She buys at source and chooses each of her rugs personally so you can be assured of their quality & authenticity. You are welcome to spend time with her, browse and enjoy, or learn more about motifs, dyes and traditions that make every carpet unique. She has a wide-open door policy and fixed prices: making it easy for you to compare and importantly you know you are with a trusted professional who is passionate about rugs!
Reviewed By ChristinaM645 - Burleson, United States
My parents and I first met Ruth in the early 2000s. Last spring during the midst of the pandemic, I worked via email with Ruth to select some kilim cushion covers for the house my husband and I had just moved into. The attached picture are a mix of some I purchased in 2015 during a visit to Turkey and some that were shipped to us during the pandemic. Online ordering was easy and secure, and shipping was fast. But nothing compares to actually visiting her store.
2. Rose Carpet Shop
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By twofeathersSingapore
This reveiw is long overdue. But we had a great time purchasing 2 rugs from Hasan. He was very polite, patient. honest and very passionate about his merchandise. Prices were really the best we have encountered in Turkey, very reasonable and we are very happy with our carpets. If I should return to Turkey, Rose Carpet would be the place to go! Highly recommended!
3. Royal World Travel
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5.0 based on 88 reviews
Hot Air Balloon Tours And Cappadian Local Natural And Cultural Tours
4. Sultan Carpet
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5.0 based on 388 reviews
Sultan Carpet shop established in 1989 and has been serving with the best way to the customers who come from all over in the world and has been in the same place and the same name for 29 years.
Reviewed By senomzn - Serpong, Indonesia
I was planning to Sultan Carpets after reading the reviews they had over here, and I was NOT disappointed. I was greeted by Ali and Mustafa the first day I got there, they first choice I have to make on their shop is between a Turkish tea, or an Apple tea. They talked me through the ranges of carpets types, qualities, and prices. He wasn't hesitated to unroll any of his carpets to give me choices of which one carpets suits me the best, the price are very very reasonable, InsyaAllah the carpets I got will suits the house really fine. Ali's English is exceptional, I know so many Turkish around Göreme speaks English but there is something different with him, turns out he spent time in America for 5 years which explains a lot, him and Mustafa were very honest about their business, they are very comfortable to talk to, a genuine carpet shop runs by genuine carpet lover persons. Me as a moslem brother is proud to see our brother have such dedication and honesty, a very good example of Turkish hospitality! I really wanna go back to Göreme, and with God's will if I do, I'll definitely visit Sultan Carpet again!
5. Hattusa Handmade Ceramics
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5.0 based on 33 reviews
I was born in 1957 in Ankara. After finishing the high school, I studied and graduated from French Language and Literature. After working a short period of time as a teacher, in 1983, I changed my direction to tourism and commerce.After retirement, I started to get involved with ceramic arts, which is just when I found the pottery had become “corrupt” in my words; plates made of plaster painted with synthetic dyes everywhere… I decided to perform the art of “Cini” as it should be and started. While mastering my drawing and painting technique, I also excelled in drawing original Hittite figures on the plates.All my products are ' FREE HAND ' works. Since the Hittite figures are geometrical figures, I prefer pen filled with purified and thinned “cini” dye, instead of brush, to draw the figures. Since I only use Hittite figures, I chose the name of the shop Hattusa, which is the capital of Hittites.
6. Kervan Carpet & Kilim
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5.0 based on 251 reviews
Kervan Carpet & Kilim was established in 1978 by my father. We sell old and antique carpets woven in Anatolia in the same manner as they been have for centuries. Our source for these carpets is often from wedding dowries and those handed down from our ancestors. All carpets use natural vegetable dyes,unlike others sold commercially which are not of good quality.
Reviewed By victinst - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
This is my second time at Ibrahim shop.. I already bought few kilim gigim and carpet before last few year.. Try to compare with almost all carpet shop in goreme and urgup, Kervan carpet n kilim for me is the best.. they sell good quality carpet depending on your budget and explain everything in details.. their hospitality and service are great.. if you want to learn about carpet and kilim just come and meet ibrahim and his partner.. they will tell you everything even you not going to buy any.. Just for the record, they sell their carpet with very reasonable price compare to other shop that sell almost double the price..
7. Boutique Carpets
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5.0 based on 15 reviews
Boutique Carpets has the finest selections of naturally dyed Old & Antique and contemporary rugs, flat weaves and textiles. A must visit shop in Goreme / Cappadocia All welcome for a cup of tea
8. Art By Emre
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 90 reviews
Reviewed By 798muratc
Very friendly and big heart EMRE...Thank you very much for everything.....He helped us so much........He has a lovely cozy shop.........Most souvenirs are made from him....He is totally succesfull person abaut artwork......He is very polite and kind person...We feel very lucky to meet with him.....Best place to get a good souvenir of your Cappadocia trip.....We cant thank him enough......All the best EMRE...We had our best time with you in Goreme!!!
9. Cappadocia Dowry Carpet
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5.0 based on 202 reviews
The Dowry Carpet, offers to guests that hand made Carpets, Kilims and Sumaks. There are lots of unique significances on them. Actually the funniest thing is trying to estimate what they looks like. Please do not hesitate to visit us to get only some information without buying anything. Because our purpose is not only selling something, we're also glad to explain you our culture!
Reviewed By sarawillner
My boyfriend and I are visiting turkey from Los Angeles. We found Cappadocia Dowry by driving by and ended up buying 2 beautiful hand made rugs when we didn’t even need. The shop is ran by Ozgur, his brother and father, a wonderful family and we couldn’t be happier! After visiting several cities all over turkey by far they have the best quality rugs with the most character! Ozgur is amazing, honest, helped us and taught us so much about the history and detail of each rug. I highly highly recommend supporting this wonderful kind family who knows what they are doing! They even offered to ship the rugs to us. We couldn’t be happier! Thank you Ozgur! We’ll definitely keep in touch and be buying many more pieces from you in the future!
10. Orient Bazaar
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 28 reviews
Our store is a museum. There is a collection of pieces. The handicrafts are made of carpets and kilims with high historical values. General information about handicrafts is given to the visitors. We continue our work on handicrafts, we are exhibiting our jewelry made from original natural stones on handmade silver.
Reviewed By anarZ1109PS - Funchal, Portugal
In 2011, I was in Goreme with some friends, we visited this store and we were delighted. My friends bought some beautiful silver earrings and I got a beautiful onyx and silver ring. However, I have always regretted not buying the earrings. A while ago, I found Orient Bazaar on Facebook and got in touch. The owner was very attentive and offered me all the help I needed to find the earrings (he sent several pictures, answered my questions and guided me through the purchase and shipping process). He was very friendly and patient. The transaction was very easy, through Western Union, and shipping very, very fast. The entire purchase process was always assisted: Mr. Dilari sent photographs with the invoice, the order for sending, the package. I made the purchase on Saturday and had my beautiful earrings on the following Friday (I live in Portugal so I was pleasantly surprised). They arrived perfect and I had no problem at customs. The whole shopping experience (in person and at a distance) is very pleasant. I recommend a visit to Orient Bazaar to everyone who visits Goreme and likes wonderful jewelry, made by local artisans, as well as fantastic carpets. The store is very interesting and beautiful, a gallery. However, if you are unable to visit in person, you can always count on owner's patient assistance, ask and receive at home a piece of beautiful and charming Cappadocia.
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