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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I took a trekking tour(20 TL), we got the finest views,nicest light, overall one of the best evenings in Cappadocia. Although you can do it alone,its easier to go with a guide.
What a fantastic place. Worth battling the hordes of tourists and waiting in the lines to get into the old churches. Some of the frescoes are vivid and are just lovely. You will need at least a couple of hours to do this properly. You will get ushered in and out quickly of some of the caves, but if they…
The guide told us it was i meet point for the cristians there are churches and some yards in the place also i saw zelve open air museum i recommen zelve but goreme open air museum is also nice.
We hiked for 6 hours last week through the Rose and Red Valleys. We started near the Goreme Open Air Museum and loved every minute of our hike. Got a bit lost a couple times which extended the time but no regrets. Start early because the sun sets about 4:30pm. We started near Goreme Open Air Museum next to Kaya…
Wonderfully weird place – great views of other wonderfully weird places around the hill side stop.
Yes there are tour buses – so what! Stay in your own head space and just wonder at the awesomeness of this naturally occurring oddness. It is indeed like a Dali painting as another reviewer wrote, and might just get some artistic juices of…
An interesting experience but not always an easy place to visit especially if you do not enjoy confined spaces (claustrophobia). Some connecting tunnels are low and difficult to traverse especially if there is a crowd and people are trying to escape from a low-roofed tunnel. Interesting experience but would never do it again.
We loved this site. It is possible to fully enjoy without being in the middle of massive tour groups if you go after 1:30. Take your own book for info on each church and take time to just sit outside looking at the pigeon hole homes on one of the facing hills. Each cave church is different but we loved…
Beautiful rock formations, come hear as earlier as you can otherwise the place is overcrowded and loses some of its magic!
beautiful tour, just long and tiring enough to make the right kind of impression. killer close up and panoramic photo ops.
This is a great site to see, especially with a knowledgeable tour guide. Cool history, beautiful ancient churches and some good exercise.