Thin-crusted pide with minced meat, baked in a stone oven. It is served hot with a layer of butter and is the district's best-known dish.
A traditional dessert made with fresh cheese, flour and sugar, caramelised in a pan. It is an essential dessert at weddings and festivals in Yalvaç.
Wheat and lamb are cooked together and pounded for a long time. Keşkek, prepared in Yalvaç especially for weddings, is served drizzled with butter.
Hamursuz bread with a registered geographical indication, produced through the bakery tradition kept alive by women in Yalvaç.
A dessert made by thickening milk with yoghurt water, layering it with wafers and pouring syrup over it. It is favoured at weddings, festivals and special occasions.
Buffalo cream specific to Yalvaç.
The most common börek in Yalvaç, served to guests at festivals and weddings. The local flavours made in its bakeries have become a kind of fast food.
Another local dish known in Yalvaç, made from beans or spinach.
These dishes are known throughout Isparta province; see the provincial food guide for details.
A pilaf cooked with lamb and rice, with a registered geographical indication.
A pastry with a registered geographical indication.
A syrupy dessert with a registered geographical indication.
A börek with a registered geographical indication.
A local dish with a registered geographical indication.
Antiokheia Pisidia is an important stop in Christian history, where Saint Paul preached on his first missionary journey. For this reason, Christian pilgrims from around the world visit Yalvaç.
The traditional houses of Yalvaç are cultural heritage buildings that reflect the way of life of the local people. Some houses have been restored and opened to visitors as house museums.
Yalvaç is known for 8 local dishes, above all Yalvaç Pidesi, Höşmerim (cheese and flour dessert), Keşkek (wheat and lamb porridge) and Yalvaç hamursuzu (hamursuz bread). Thin-crusted pide with minced meat, baked in a stone oven. It is served hot with a layer of butter and is the district's best-known dish.
Yalvaç is known for Yalvaç Pidesi, Yalvaç Hamursuzu and Saint Paul Pilgrimage Route. Its best-known sights include Antiokheia Pisidia Ancient City and Yalvaç Museum.
Local products and souvenirs to buy in Yalvaç include Yalvaç Hamursuzu, Yalvaç Roses and Rose Oil and Yalvaç Elması (Yalvaç apples).