Despite having a population of around 30,000, the relatively remote town of Ilgin in Turkey's Konya Province has little in the way of tourist amenities, with most visitors passing through this region of western Turkey en route to the Aegean coast. The town derives its name from a flower which blossoms here through the snow for a single day in winter. The bigger historical town of Alasehir sits six kilometres to the southwest on a hilltop and offers more in the way of tourist sights. Here, old mosques and churches can be enjoyed in between shopping for authentic, locally-made handcrafts. There are even some mineral springs in which visitors can soak their weary bones after a day of sightseeing, before returning to Ilgin hotels to sample a home-cooked meal using the sultanas which the region is known for. Izmir, more than 100kms to the west, is the nearest coastal city and major air gateway. Visitors can get there by railway via Alasehir.

other spellings: ilgen otel, illgin hotell, elgin hote, ilkin hotles, eilgin hotle, iljin hotes