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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While the caves were impressive, the place was overrun with tour groups, making it incredibly annoying to get through the small passageways and enjoy the interiors.
Don't forget to take pics with the turkish ottoman costumes after u get out of e museum 10tl but wll definaely give u some good memories…..museum yes wll have to walk a bit…
This place is very special, so different, so much History and so much about how people lived hundreds of years ago, in amazing mountains made of a volcano ashes, in caves, that are so interesting and chocking.
Our hotel host suggested a wonderful route of sightseeing in our car and this was a great choice.
Very easy to get to alongside of a secondary highway.
And now for something completely different to the fairy chimney landscape.
Put on your hiking boots or sturdy shoes and tackle this walk through the valley.
It's truly different – small cave churches on the on hand, lush scenery along the river.
The best food I'd had in days was at the restaurant at the edge of the river.
I would not advise you to walk this track on your own. The road is too difficult to find. And people might want to direct you in the wrong direction in order to have you back thirsty buying something to drink.
We had a wonderful guide who took us across the valleys. We visited the Hidden Church and some other…
This area is another large area of homes and places to worship of the ancients. It was facinating.
Starting from an elevated position, this is an easy and varied walk down through the worn canyons of Rose Vallery. The landscape is varied, from wide open, down through small market gardens, past naturally worn and carved by human hands cliffs, and through massive arches of tufa. Finally the valley opens out with the pinkish rose coloured cliffs to the…
Formations after formations of the fairy chimneys. We saw this from the Atv bike hiking would be asking for trouble as we saved 3 lost Koreans by bringing them and their tired legs back to Goreme village. Given a choice, we may have taken the horse riding instead
A visit to this location is a must – from the ground and seeing from the hot air balloon. It is more than a unique site with history – it is living history and evokes what humans can survive and do in a crisis. It is a photographers dream and a must do on the bucket list of places to…