Ürgüp is the place where I always stay when I am in Cappadocia. Its bus station has good connections, Kayseri is one stop to the East, and the other Cappadocian places are all within easy reach. A minibus leaves for Nevsehir (with Orthisar, Ak Tepe or Üçhisar a twenty minutes walk from where they let you get off on the main road) every hour (in September 2011 it was each half hour), and for Avanos, Göreme every second hour. And in case of necessity one can walk there (if you don't mind a two hour's strenuous walk to Avanos). The place itself is a bit larger than most of the others, has a bit less of their old character, but maybe I like that. Here are some of the many pictures I took there, adding new ones in 2011. I was told that whereas there is Ortahisar (Middle Fortress) and Üçhisar (Third Fortress, a viewer thinks "Three fortresses" would be correct) there seems to be a "First Fortress" missing. I have been informed another name for Ürgüp was başhisar, that would be "first castle". I overlooked this comment for years, sorry.