This city has a long historical background demonstrating many cultural heritages from Assyrian, Hittite, Roman, Byzantine, Seljuk and Ottoman States eras. In the downtown, you can see many monuments and mosques from Seljuk periods, castle buildings from Roman periods and several historical museums exhibiting handcrafts and sculptures from medieval time to ancient settlements in the region going back to 3000 BC.

Continental climate exist here, so it is usually dry climate with very hot summers and very cold winters. Most of the streets may turn into sleeping mode in the early evening hours particularly in cold winter times. Total population is roughly 1.5 million. Despite its touristic heritage, the city is not an entertainment city. Kayseri is an industrial city mainly populated by working class. It is safe and peaceful.

You can find a detailed information about the city at wikipedia-kayseri.

• Kayseri offers you to live in the historical texture. Some places open the doors of history to you.
  

• With its historical monuments in Kayseri, you can have the opportunity to feel the old civilizations. This shows that the land has been fond of art since ancient times.

If you are not interested in cultural heritages, general characteristics of the city may be a little bit dull or boring for you. If you think so and looking for more attractions and actions other than usual, have a look at these options that this city can offer you. Please check on the videos given below.

• You can go to Erciyes Mountain, which is a dead volcanic mountain and have ski activities in the snow. The ski resort is just 25 km away from the university campus.

• You can do paragliding from Mountain Alidağı. It is just 10 kilometers away from the university campus and it takes roughly 15 minutes to reach the jumping spot by a car.
  

• If you are not fond of sport activities in high altitudes like doing paragliding or skiing in the mountains, another option for you may be canoeing and rafting in Zamanti River.

• You can have a trip to Cappadocia, which is a fantastic place with extra ordinary geological formations of chimneys. These chimneys look like sceneries of fairy tales. This place is just 65 kilometers away from the city center and it takes less than one hour to reach there.

• if you like nature and photography, beside Cappadocia, Sultan Sazligi would be an interesting spot for you. You may catch photos of distinct species of birds in Sultan Sazlığı and wild horses in Hörmetçi Village.
  

Some of you may want to keep their adrenaline levels stable and want to have relaxing and cool activities. For those, we have a semi-olympic and heated water pool in the university campus and there are many water pools around the city center. In addition to this, you can use many sport facilities of the university. For more information about these activities, you should get in touch with local touristic organizations and companies.

• In addition to options of Kayseri, you can enjoy paying a visit to many different destinations if you are in Turkey. You can see our turquoise seashores and beaches, you can have tracking in Ancient Lycian Way, you can travel to Pamukkale or you can have a trip to Istanbul. For more information and options, please check on the links and videos given below.