Located just north of the town of Greme, Avanos is a famous pottery town in Cappadocia, and the whole town is famous for its pottery. In the center of the town, there is a red river Kizil Irmak, the longest inland river in Turkey, which is rich in iron and is very suitable for making pottery products, so the local pottery is made from the red clay in the Red River. A lot of my Turkish salutes come from this town!

As early as the 14th century, Chinese blue and white porcelain was exported to the Islamic world as a trade product, and in the 15th century, Ottoman Turkey began its own imitation and creation on the basis of Chinese ceramic technology. Turkish pottery is famous for its brilliant color, exquisite painting, exquisite workmanship, and wide variety. The skilled skills and superb craftsmanship of the craftsmen make every product exquisitely carved. There are many family workshops in the town, combined with ceramic studios, workshops and shops, so that visitors can witness the whole process of artisans from material selection, preforming, molding, painting, glazing, roasting and a series of traditional handicrafts.

Avanos is filled with pottery shops from house to house and pottery workshops everywhere. And the wall outside the shop is pasted with a variety of ceramic plates, ceramic decorations, colorful, unique. There are few tourists in the town, so it is very quiet. There are also some ceramic animal sculptures lined up by the roadside. The temperament of the whole town is very cute and romantic, which is simply a fairy tale town!

Pottery is made of clay, processed by hand kneading, wheel making, molding and other methods, and baked in the following picture at a high temperature kiln of about 800-900 degrees. This strange pottery is not a vase or decoration, but a local wine pot with a round hole in the middle for pouring wine over the shoulder. One stroke painting, color is very test of skill and patience, listen to the introduction that these pigments are from pure natural raw materials.

The method of making pottery here is very unique. Instead of machines, heavy pottery tables are turned by the feet. Ceramic in the process of drawing embryo, printing embryo and repairing embryo molding, all rely on the rich experience and feel of the master.

Turkey's national flower is the tulip, tulips have been deeply permeated in their culture, not only the red tea cups are all tulip shape, many patterns are also based on tulips, really beautiful.

🧾 Store recommendation

🎉 Name: Chez Bircan

This shop is opened by an old grandfather, very enthusiastic, we talk very happy, his ceramic utensils are very unique, can not be seen in other stores, and the color aesthetic online, bought some black tea utensils, but unfortunately brought back on the way or a gap... Remember to bargain! Grandpa is a retired French teacher, it is said that their family has been doing ceramics for 400 years, and the overall technology has been two thousand years. When I listen, what about China? Ha ha. Who cares! Just be happy.


🎉 Name: Cumhuriyet, 525.Sk

His home bayankussanatevi dot domain name website has a lot of product styles (at present, the price is very outrageous, is several times the price of the ordinary store, it is recommended to compare several purchases) I bought tulip cup (with saucer) 💰visa card to pay 100 lira. His home is suitable for the experience of pinching pottery, feel the local red River clay ceramic art, more novel is that there will be glow-in-the-dark ceramics (absorb light during the day, after turning off the light will glow). We ordered the red and green mixed line, one of the stops is this ceramic shop, there will be a pottery person to show four minutes of kneading-pottery, the staff explained the local ceramic production materials, see their hand-painted ceramic patterns, he will also knock the ceramic bowl let us listen to the sound of ceramics, show the ceramic amplifier, visit the fluorescent ceramics ~ no compulsory shopping, see personal preferences, will use foam to help wrap the ceramics Product.



🎉 Name: GAIA

I came across a local ceramic brand in Avanos. Unlike the more traditional homogenized shops on the street, all the utensils and decorations are handmade. I love the mud they use to hang the tires! Also quite combined with the local style of Kappa, GAIA also has a special ceramic workshop you can sign up to learn.



⚠️ Precautions
1️⃣ in Avanos can also experience doing ceramics, if you must do, be sure to leave enough time 2-3 days, from the finished product one day is not enough.
2️⃣ Some shops will give you something to retain you, if you do not want to stay in the shop passively, directly refuse.
3️⃣ Have more time to have afternoon tea by the river is also very pleasant. Avalanos also has an adorable McDonald's and plenty of time to climb the town's mountains and stroll the riverbanks (lots of ducks 🦆).