Kütahya City is one of the oldest Turkish cities, with Turkish traditions still being practiced today and important Ottoman architectural monuments, including a castle, mosques, medreses, baths, complexes, mausoleums, and mansions. The kilns of Kütahya produced exquisite ceramics in the 16th and 17th centuries - a craft which lives on today. You can visit the workshops where skilled artisans produce tiles, plates and bowls renowned for their cobalt blue patterns on a milky white background. Kütahya also constitutes an excellent base for visiting several Phrygian and Hittite sites of the region.

SITES OF INTEREST: Çamlıca, Murat Dağı, Hisarlıktepe, Ebem Çamlığı, Gölcük Yaylası and Nafia Spring forest recreation areas, Harlek, Yoncalı and Mt. Murad hot springs, Aizanoi antique city ruins, Kütahya Castle, Vacidiye old theological school (medrese), Grand Mosque of Kütahya, Yakup II Bey, İshak Fakih and Molla Bey mosque complexes, Balıklı, Kurşunlu, Dönenler, Arslan Bey (Meydan), Hisarbeyoğlu Mustafa (Saray), Takvacılar, Karagöz Ahmed Pasha, Lala Hüseyin Pasha and Ali (Alo) Pasha mosques, Grand and Small Bazaars, Küçükhamam (bath) and Lala Hüseyin Pasha Bath, Kütahya Museum, Dumlupınar Monument.