Avanos, on the banks of the Kızılırmak River in Cappadocia (map), is all about pottery-making.
The red clay from the river banks is excellent for traditional household pottery as well as industrial uses such as building blocks and roof tiles.
You can see pottery being made, and even take a pottery-making class and make some yourself.
Avanos’s artisans also carve alabaster, the light-colored, translucent stone.
