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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Great place and only a 15minutes walk from the goreme city!
The colours, and the whole view is amaising in Pancarlik Valley.
This is incredible from historical point of view. How it was designed and built thousands years ago, with water supplies lying underneath and vents to provide air, with all the storage and living spaces. We never felt claustrophobic or that there was not enough air. We visited two underground cities – Kaymakli and Derinkuyu and each one is worth seeing…
Its a nice place, but bit hyped.. The caves are pretty and its quite amazing to see them, but after a few minutes, it gets a bit repetative… Most of the caves are chapels..
Also, one more section of the park requires an additional payment of 8TL, over the 15TL of entrance charges.. Did not explore this part (was another…
The Dark Church is worth the additional fee as these frescos are much better preserved. The Buckle Church was closed for renovation which was a disappointment.
Interesting houses and churches. You will see plenty of similar cave accommodation along the way to the museum.
Pay the extra few dollars and go to the Dark Church- it is the most amazing thing I have seen. The frescos are so bright and colorful still, and a number of the icons faces are still intact unlike most places in Turkey. You could spend forever here checking out all the various cave churches but the Dark Church- do…
this place isn't as crowded as some other cappadocian attractions, so the time to visit is NOW because every year the number of tourists coming here increases, and at some point, i'm afraid, they'll have to close off most of the place from the public like they did in the open air museum in goreme.nyou can actually climb through…
It was amazing walk which I found to be so refreshing on such a beautiful sunny day.
the scenery was truly incredible and the people were great. These are different kinds of tourists and travelers than you see in other parts of Turkey. There is much history here, and the food is great. The ferry chimneys are very interesting