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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It contains rock-cut churches some with beautiful frescoes which are still intact. The Goreme Open Air Museum is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Well worth the visit.
I was praising the beauty of the nature in Cappadocia and forgot to mention a cultural treasure.
The very old churches carved in the tuf mountains. some of the frescoes are still so fresh and
colourful… It was a very touching experience to se them. We liked also to se the Dervishes "ceremony". a great moment of spirituality.
This is an amazing place where Christians dug communities and churches into these rock formations. They are decorated with frescoes of Christian saints and Bible stories. The people hid from the Romans & the Arabs in these places. Some were living places, others were for the clergy and were monasteries.This area was an important center of Christianity between the 6th…
We took a guided hike through the valley which was very interesting and scenic throughout. Later on we managed to stop at the panorama viewing point above the valley floor which is great spot to take pictures.
The Selimay Monastery is one the least crowded of Cappadocia's attractions as it is slightly off the beaten track. It is interesting to explore the cave monastery. There are also wonderful views of the surrounding countryside
Trails were amazingly beautiful. I would encourage each traveler to take an empty trash bag with them and bring it back full of the plastic bottles left strewn about! Such a magical place!
Uchisar Castle is a huge rock just a few km from Goreme – criss-crossed with rooms, tunnels etc. It is easy to understand why it must have been so important in the past – it can be seen from all around the area (it features on a lot of photos you take – even if you didn't notice at the…
When a I was a child I read an article about Cappadocia on National Geographic, and since then I have always wanted to visit the place. Cappadocia is an amazing place, the views and dwellings are unbelievable! You will even visit churches with frescoes!
There is also an underground city that housed about four thousand people in the past!
this is another wonder of Turkey and deserves more $ to preserve and extend the works there. Watch the steep climbs and do wear sensible shoes – we saw SO many girls in "ballet" flats go for slides! Need shoes with grip for all the tours in Capadoccia! Climbs can be steep!