Uchisar is a small village of Cappadocia that has some of the most luxurious hotels in the region. It is located close to Goreme Open Air Museum and can be explored within a day or will serve well as an ideal base to explore beautiful Cappadocia.
Uchisar is very hilly and those with walking difficulties will find problems on steep streets and hills. From the top of Uchisar is the castle and one of the most magnificent views of the landscape. Walking around Uchisar will bring a smile to your face as you come across the unique police station and quiet cafes that are located in caves.
From the heights of the Uçhisar citadel, you have a magnificent and unrivaled view of the whole region.
Uçhisar Castle / Landlord’s Castle, (The big rock on top of the hill in Uçhisar). The view from the top of this massive rock with a number of rooms carved into it is well worth the price of admission. The path to the top is strenuous but short, mostly stairs and relatively safe. 5 TL. edit
There are also many similar hand carved rooms and tunnels you can explore in the nearby Pigeon valley. Less stairs, perhaps less safe.
Uchisar is situated at the highest point in Cappadocia, The top of the Uchisar Castle, provides a magnificent panorama.
Too bad that I didn't get to climb up and see it in close up.
I loved the Cappadoccia region in Turkey and spent 3 days exploring the various places of interest. I think Uchisar Castle was my favourite. I love the resourcefulness of the people and the use of their fantastic and unusual landscape.
Great for the imagination and good exercise too! Well worth the effort. Explore around the base too.
We saw it twice, once floating past at close proximity on a balloon flight with Kaya and the from the ground up. Stunning rocky outcrop type structure of huge proportions honeycombed with caves. We didn't go up since we had already done a few other caves that day and it was a 90 degree day.
We walked around the castle and hiked up the side but did not pay to go in. The views from the area surrounding the castle are beautiful. Worth a stop for the great photo ops.
We could see all of Uchisar, and all the way to Avanos! A bit windy at times, but worth it! It seems like sometimes someone sells drinks (hot and cold) at the top, but no one was there the day we went.
A fascinating feature of the town and amazing views al the way up. Definitely worth climbing. Loved it.
You get an excellent view from here but Cappadocia is full of caves and cliffs and great views so this one only get's an "Average". If you happen to be in Uchisar it's definitely worth spending half and hour here but it does not merit a special trip although it's a good idea to combine it with a hike along…
Nice views from the top, but maybe not worth the entrance fee to get inside. Not much to see on the inside and a little in disrepair. There is a tea stand on top with nice views.
Uchisar castle has a great view from the top. Other than that, there are so many cool ruins in the area, that the castle is not all that special. But the view is nice and it only costs 5 lira to enter.