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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You'll love the caves, the chuch caves are the best. Very crowded compared to our first visit 16 years ago. Had the best lunch ever at an outdoor eatery right outside the park!
This open air museum is interesting and it has many churches, however, it is so crowded that it is difficult to get photos without strangers in it, much less to lose yourself in your surroundings. We much preferred the Zelve open air museum.
Turkey is amazing with all this history from the dawn of christianity with these churches carved in the rock and the gentle natured people.
Zelve together with Goreme form two outdoor museums you can visit to see how people lived and worshipped the "cave way" going back to the 9th century.
It is important to note that Zelve is not an underground city. Most of the caves are one or two room dwellings and one room churches. The homes are nothing special though you…
The place you must visit when you come to Cappadocia.. How wonderful to experience the whole amazing place liked "Cappodocia"….. And this is one of the magic place you must see at Uchisar Castle…
This place is a must see … ıcouldnt believe how big the place is ,as the tour guide was explaing it ,we decide to spent the whole day there
It was great to walk around the museum and see the old caves. We spent a couple of hours there, but could easily have spent more time.
Buckle Church, the largest of the cave churches at Goreme. It can be entered with the same ticket as the main complex and should not be missed. The frescoes are also the finest in Goreme, with the richest colors and the most detail. It dates from the 10th and 11th centuries and was restored in the 1960s.
The Buckle Church is comprised of four chambers, which are known as the Old Church, New Church, Paracclesion and Lower Church.
Excellent place to visit and see historic stuff and beautiful ancient architecture. It is about half an hour walk from Goreme market (downtown)
This is a place that should be on any travellers bucket list. Since the world is such a large place, I rarely go to the same destination twice. After 18 years, I made a return to Goreme National Park and while it is much busier, it still hasn't lost it's unique charm. This is a must visit.