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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
We walked to the museum, a 45 min walk from the city centre. The Open Air museum is almost like a collection of churches, but very few are truly spectacular, the ones which are amazing charge an extra entry fee but its worth it if you are already there.
I would suggest visiting it, if you have some time on…
We chose to walk from Goreme to the attraction which took around 30 minutes being careful to have fresh water available in the hot Juily sun. Entry fee of 15TL plus 10 TL for the audio headset guide is recommended as this puts all of the attractions into perspective and adds value and understanding. A good idea to allow 2…
Frescoes and views from the churches and houses are very nice. Some places were closed…
Its one of the best place to see in cappadocia. Undergroud cities, beautiful Valley and churches. Cappadocia means land of beautiful horses.
As its name suggests, the valley has a rose hue from its stone layers, which are hard to miss when in Goreme.
We stopped here briefly as part of our tour and it is a great panoramic view. Make sure you pay a visit to the onyx factory and showroom opposite…fabulous pieces available for purchase.
Steeped in history, amazing what the people in these ancient days achieved.
The open air museum was a great place to see in Cappadocia. Very interesting to see how these caves were made and how people lived in these areas. Highly recommended.
The collapsing rock structures of Zelve Open-Air Museum are all that remains of a thriving fairy chimney community who first settled here in 9th century. The ruins spread over three valleys and a tour around all these three valleys should take around 2 hours.
This amazing place is located 6 km from Göreme Open-Air Museum and 1km from Paşabağ.
A walk down Pigeon Valley is a must when in Goreme. So is a stop at Hassan's Tea House about halfway down the valley. Hassan is one of those traveller finds, a charming and funny man with great jokes, biscuits and tea.