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's real life and its real time. No stuffy lines no boring pictures, you can touch feel nd look around this museum. A short stroll ( albeit uphill) from Goreme town in Cappadocia the open air museum is well worth a visit.
It's not a rushed museum, you take your time and look at the beauty of the natural environment.
This Underground City was absolutely incredible and amazing. It is something not be be missed.
Really coool spot to see myriad cave formations and churches. We were lucky in that it wasn't that crowded. Could see it being annoying if it was…
Take at least three days if you can. The highlight was an early morning balloon ride. Not sure there is anything like it elsewhere.
easy to get there on a quad bike, approx rent TL 70 per hour, don`t miss this option & spend 2 hours to drive around
There's nothing like huge rock formations reciting history for you. The Goreme Open Air museum is a treat to people who likes to trace back to the early christian period in solitude . It's simply amazing to see how the early Christian monks lived and method of teaching to the public. It's a good walk and do go for the…
An interesting place that had been an early monastery built into the soft tufa rocks. The paintings have been preserved remarkably well – don't miss the church near the car-park on the way out.
Even though visitors are admitted only to a limited proportion of this underground network of caves, tunnels and ventilation shafts, it is amazing. And the implications of actually inhabiting the caves are tough to fully appreciate. Just be careful to bend very very low in places and not to think about being confined in a small space.
Great for photo opportunity. 10 minutes stop is sufficient.
Sweeping views.
If you are pressed for time but still want to see what Kapadokya is all about, a stopover at the Goreme Open-Air Museum is a must. The place showcases a decent selection of rock-cut chapels, many of which still contain frescoes, and it features quite a few other rooms like kitchens and dormitories carved straight out of the area's soft…