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 realize Goreme is the obvious stop for tourists looking to see the caves and frescoes of Cappadocia but we enjoyed Zelve much more. We used a local taxi to get to each site and that gave us the flexibility to spend as much time as we wanted here.
This site is well preserved. It had snowed before we arrived, and it was a bit slick on the steep walkways. The site was great, and I cannot believe the state of the caves! The art inside is so beautiful! Definitely must see!
This site was part of a package tour which lasted approximately seven hours. It’s a unique experience if you’ve never been underground. The place is pretty impressive considering that there’s still a lot of the city that isn’t accessible to tourists. It did get a little crowded with all the tourists funneling through the complex.
This is a monastery complex of cave rooms, chapels, classrooms but what I really enjoyed was the exploration of the structure. Just climbing up and down, in and out the amazing caves, reminded me when I was a kid, exploring the nooks and crannies and having a great time.
Kaymakli underground city tour is amazing, beautiful, mindblowing, educational and is an excellent thing to do !
we woke up ın the mornıng to see the baloons the vıew ıs very good ıf you watch them from pıgon valley
Note that I didn't get a chance to visit other places outside of Göreme during my Cappadocia visit. I believe this place might not be so impressive for you if you have a plan to visit other places in the area.
I walked to this Open-Air museum from the city center which is like 1.5 km away. It took some…
Everthing we saw in Cappadocia was just wow! What an incredible vista, almost surreal. How to use the natural lanscape to live in. The whole area and its sights are a must visit.
i went to the museum without a tour group and was very disappointed to be refused entrance into several of the churches without being part of a group. i guess this means that the tour operators are paying off the security guards to get preferential treatment. this doesnt surprise me, it is common in Turkey, but still disappointing. There are…
This is perhaps one of the key highlights of Turkey. There are lots of these cave dwellings located all over this region. In fact, many of them are not inhabited by anyone.