The city of Rumi and the whirling dervishes, with Seljuk monuments, a Neolithic town on the plain and a high-speed train from Istanbul.
The tomb of Rumi under a turquoise-tiled dome, with the dervish lodge around it. Konya’s great site.
The whirling dervish ceremony is performed every Saturday evening at the Mevlana Cultural Centre, free of charge.
The mound at the centre of the city with the Seljuk Alaeddin Mosque and a park.
Two thirteenth-century schools with extraordinary tilework and stone carving, now museums.
One of the world’s oldest towns, inhabited 9,000 years ago, an hour south-east, with a reconstructed house and a visitor centre.
A former Greek village with a Byzantine church, cave houses and tea gardens, ten kilometres from the centre.
A large glasshouse of butterflies, popular with families.
Rumi’s death anniversary on 17 December brings a week of ceremonies and visitors from around the world.
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