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although some companies have
restrictions on children under
the age of 10 years. Two of the
companies offering balloon
flights over the Cappadocia
region are
Kapadokya Balloons
in the town of Nev
@
ehir (
b
+90
384 271 24 42
;
www.kapadokya
balloons.com
) and
Goreme
Balloons
, Sanayi Caddesi in the
Koyunyolu Mevkii area of
Ürgüp (
b
+90 384 341 56 62
;
www.goremeballoons.com).
erties too. 80km or so north of
Ankara is the
Kizilcahamam
Kaplica Centre
, while the
Hyamana Kaplica
is about
70km to the south of the city,
and the
Dutlu Kaplica
, the
Aya@
Kaplica
and the
Dutlu Kaplica
are northwest towards Istanbul.
The Ankara tourist office (see
p. 200) has a glossy leaflet with
opening times, directions and
prices of the spa centres.
★
Kurtulu@ Parki, Ankara
Kurtulu@ Park
Shopping
The bazaars and marketplace
areas of Ankara at Ulus, around
the Çiknkçilar Yoku
@
u, a hop
from the citadel walls and the
old quarter, are full to bursting
with jewellery, hand-woven car-
pets, antiques, traditional crafts,
clothing, ceramics and pottery,
copperware, leatherwear and
silverware, so if you want an
unusual souvenir to take home
then you will probably find it
here. Be sure to take plenty of
cash with you so you can have
fun trying to secure a bargain.
Stallholders enjoy haggling. Also
try the
Bakircilar Çari@isi
in
Ankara, a street known for its
copper. If it's modern designer
shops you are after, head for
Tunali Hilmi Avenue
in Kizilay,
Ankara, where top quality names
will entice you in to buy, assum-
ing you have a full purse or a
suitably tolerant credit card with
you of course. Also try the
Atakule Tower
at Çankaya
where there are some smart
shops, along with various shop-
ping malls and streets that can
be found in the out-of-town
FIND
This park is pretty much central
in Ankara and is known for its
excellent indoor ice-skating rink.
Children of all ages and adults
can take to the ice for a real fam-
ily day out. There are gardens,
parkland and play areas too,
along with several little eateries
so a visit can include more than
just skating if you choose. If you
are staying in the Bahçelievler
district there's ice skating at
Belpa too. Telephone the tourist
information office (
b
+90 312 310
04 02
), which has an up-to-date
timetable of opening times.
These vary depending on the
time of year. The information
team will also be able to send
you off in the right direction as
neither is signposted as such and
they can take a bit of finding.
Thermal Spas
There are thermal spa centres
dotted throughout the region,
including six in Ankara alone.
They can make a glorious and
relaxing day out for all the fam-
ily, and of course thermal baths
are said to have beneficial prop-
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