Handicrafts Workshop and Horse Cart Tour in Cappadocia

Horse cart

You will discover by horse cart off the beaten track, the fairy like landscape, the ancient churches hewn out of rock, the underground cities and the beautiful villages of the regions. You will share the life of the peasants and craftsmen of Avanos, Cappadocian's art and craft center.
Horsecart
Weaving carpets

Weaving

Staying in a traditional old house you will be initiated in the different weaving techniques of Anatolian Carpets (Kilim, knotted rugs and Cicim). Wool dying is done with plants. Gathering herbs for the colors for amateurs.

Pottery

You will learn the ancestral technique of Avanos pottery making, which, still nowadays, is used by the about 300 potters of the village. Learning to decorate in the traditional way or in your own way. The clay, which you will mould by hand or on your wheel comes from the surrounding area.
Potter at work

Please call us for more information or write an email:

    P.O. Box 22
50500 Avanos
Türkiye
phone:
fax:
email:
0090 384 511 5758 / 4240
0090 384 511 4543
info@chez-galip.com

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