The Turkish region of Cappadocia, a region of exceptional natural wonders, in particular characterized by fairy chimneys and a unique historical and cultural heritage, boasts one of the most dramatic sights in the world.
Visiting Cappadocia is such a change from visiting many other busy bustling sights all over Turkey. It is a great pleasure to wander in the vast open space filled with captivating natural attractions which have seen human history dated back in the Bronze Age.
While in Goreme Open Air Museum , the conical formations resulting from the volcanic eruptions that took place millions of years ago, just follow the path up to the top of one of the ridges where a spectacular view of the fairy chimneys awaits you. The natural cone formations contain caves and labyrinths. As early as the third century, those chimneys became a hiding place for early Christians who fled persecution from the Romans, and then later from raiding Muslims. In modern tourism, many caves have been turned into cave houses for tourist stays and the lunar-like setting of Goreme Valley has become popular for hot-air ballooning.
Many say the extremely unique landscape of Cappadocia resembles some scene in a Star Wars movie and yet you may be surprised to discover that no major commercial movies have been filmed there. It would be a perfect setting for movies such as Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter series.
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Pigeon Valley is unique, and a very different place to anything ive seen (even in Turkey) definately worth visiting if in Cappodocia
My friends & I hiked & took quads to discover this valley .. OHH what a breathtaking place! The color of the hills/rocks are simple beautiful! We did our tour afternoon, so the weather was perfect & the sky color, the clouds added to the amazing scenery 🙂 .. You will definitely enjoy it!
Loved walking by and in the caves. But I am very adventurous and while climbing some rocks, I fell down and got a boo-boo on my knee. 🙁 . Otherwise very neat sightseeing
On the road which leads up to the Goreme open air museum are tracks that will lead to Kiliclar Valley. This valley is more known for the fantastic views of Cappadocia that are seen following a short climb up small hills. It is also possible to explore the abandoned caves which were homes of past citizens in this region. Even though this valley is perhaps one of the easiest to access without transport it is advisable to make sure that you have good walking shoes to be able to explore this area properly.
ıf you want to see more fairy chimneys really good experience this valley. Also you could a little walk around the chimneys .
Interesting to see how a whole community used to live in a rock.
Its 1 kl from town. Too far to walk in very hot days.
Lots sections of it were closed for renovations etc. Bus loads of tourists go….go early morning to avoid.
Taxi 8 TL back to town
If you are in the area, one really needs to come for a visit. Some of the best structures, cave art, and religious frescoes are preserved here. The soft stone made it possible for the locals 1000 ish years ago to hide from invaders and/or religious persecution. There are entire subterranean cities in the area. This attraction has mostly churches…
People usually come here on the tours between Goreme and other village such as Selime. Taking some pictures, listen to the explanation from your tour guide about the history, and that's it. After that you can go to another destination. But there are also restaurant/cafe and souvenirs shop if you interested to stay longer. I think it will be nice…
just one world A M A Z I N G
But i don't see any pigeons lolll
They hide into the mountains of valley