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chisar is the most striking of Cappadocian villages, a stone-age rabbit's warren at the foot of the region's tallest fairy chimney. Here a French architect who fell in love with the millennial rhythms of Anatolia acquired a string of cave dwellings deserted by the upwardly-mobile villagers and converted them into contemporary homes of extraordinary aesthetic verve. He lets them by the day as fully serviced holiday houses.
Mr Avizou is a man of very Gallic temperament - charming and difficult. His houses combine extraordinary simplicity of concept with an unfailing sense of detail that extends from colour harmony to the choice of perfume. One house has a dream-like garden.
Another offers a vast underground cellar. There are fairy chimneys outside, and nooks of undescribable charm and surprising topography everywhere. The entire project was nominated in 1998 for the prestigious Aga Khan prize of architecture.
Services are limited. Breakfast is delivered daily as a basket. Other than that you are pretty much on your own to enjoy, for a few days, a private cave home of your dreams.
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Facilities:credit cards accepted • suburban setting • traditional architecture • nice garden • swimming pool • internet present • open off season
Location:in village • in a park • in the city • in a historical setting
Restaurant:Custom • Homemade cuisine • Local
Child policy:children welcome
Net connection:available everywhere • free of charge
Activities:guided tour • trekking • cycling • pooltable • spa/turkish bath • yoga • horseback riding
Last review
Les Maisons De Cappadoce, gözlerinizi ve ruhunuzu dinlendirmek için seçebileceğiniz romantik yerlerden biri. Evler çok güzel. Odalarda Avanos seramiğinden çiçekler, küçük bir mutfak, güzel çiçeklerle bezenmiş bahçe, bahçede Uçhisar kasabından et alıp, akşama şarap ile birlikte pişirip - yiyebileceğiniz bir taş ocak ve romantik Uçhisar manzarası. Kahvaltı espirili, sepette geliyor, ev yapımı mürdüm eriği reçeli ile birlikte.