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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Nice walk, can do on own. Do not need a guide. Can pick fruits along the way. Is about 4 km so will take roughly 2 hours.
There were some amazing churches to see at the open air museum.. Unfortunately we arrived at about 10am and the place was swamped with tour buses. Some of the churches we could not see because there were too many people. Go either at opening time, lunch or late in the day or you will miss some of the sites.
Staying in a cave hotel is an unforgettable experience. We stayed at the Anatolia House and loved it. It's made up of many caves. Our room was made up of two stories within the cave. When going to Turkey, made Cappadocia a must see stop. It's very picturesque and exploring the caves is not only interesting but fun!
And it made me wonder why we ever stopped living in caves! They stay cool in the summer and warm in the winter and have so much charm. This is a must see in the area. The history is incredible.
Fantastic views from the Castle. Lots of steps to climb but well worth it when you get to the top and can see the whole of the surrounding areas.
An easy hiking tour from Göreme to Uchisar via Pigeon valley. It's a great start of any Cappadocian adventures and relatively easy to do.
One of the first inhabited and last abandoned monastic settlements in Cappadocia. Hard to believe the choices that some people made!
There are so many stunning places in Cappadocia to choose from but I really enjoyed taking a leisurely hour walk through this one.
I guess because this was our last stop in our tour, we were already exhausted from climbing rocks & stuff like that .. Plus, since we've seen many other rock formations, ancient churches before we went there, this was just an average place .. The ticket price isn't really worth it, & in general the prices are high comparing to…
Incredible rock formations…probably theour favourites in Cappadocia. Probably best to get here early or late or not on a weekend.