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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This is a don't miss part of a trip to Cappadocia. But be sure to pay the extra fee to see the upper church. It is worth the money.
Everywhere here is so amazing and it was interesting to see this but not as mind blowing as some of the other places
Spectacular national park under UNESCO protection.
Great to walk, to look the Panorama, sensational balloon rides, when the story is mixed with reality in an exceptional wedding.
So much has already been written about Pasabag Valley that it is rather difficult to add something new! I'll simply mention its Fairy Chimneys, the giant rock formations with mushroom type heads that catch everyone's eye attention. Very phallic, yes. But just imagine how many thousand years nature has taken to sculpt these emblematic stones? Going to Kapadokya and missing…
This is a fascinating experience. We had the pleasure of being invited into a cave home that was hand-carved into the soft rock by the lady's grandfather about 90 years ago. The homes are very comfortable and quaint, filled with woven carpets, hand crafted furniture and at least one weaving loom. Every house has a panoramic view of the valley….
There were many churches. that each church decoration, motif and had figures.
lives in human history. cappadocia my house
Everything about the cave dwellings in all of the places in Cappadoccia make the trip worthwhile. Amazing history and great tour guides in the area.
Urgup Town is also famous for its many luxury cave hotels and boutique hotel.
couple hours stroll in this world heritage site is a must while in goreme. you will find several chapels carved into the rocks and learn the history of that time.
We visited Kaymakli in July on a day tour and were very lucky that we were practically the only visitors. Having a guide to explain the history and point out what different rooms, etc were used for really added to the enjoyment. We also visited Derinkuyu underground city and enjoyed both for different reasons (see separate review). Kaymakli was smaller…