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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The Cave Dwelling are definitely something to see given that it is such a vast network of underground rooms and passages. If you're too tall or too wide be warned though since the passages can be a tight squeeze and some parts require a bit of bending. The caves are amazing !
Indeed a place with nice view of region.The only bad thing is that in evening you can "meet" a million of flies.
it was very busy, lot of groups of tourists, there is very much to see and it is also very impressive but you don't have the time ti stay longer as 3 minutes at several spots due to the crowd.
Can't leave cappadocia without visiting this place
It is huge mountain with a lot of curved rooms, church, stairs and unique rock formation
we had really so much fun hiking, climbing and see this ancient, fascinating place
The Goreme Open Air Museum is in my opinion a must see, for me this was one of the high lights to the area as you really get to see what this are is all about and how it was used.
A very nice walk. Very calm. Loved it! Bring some water with you. Make sure you walk all the way to Çavusin…
Make sure to take a full afternoon or early morning (go when it is hot at the peak of the day due to the heat) and just walk all through the sites. And the headset makes it all the more interesting as well.
The only bad thing is that they allow large groups to go into the caves with the…
This experience should be at the top of anyone's list for travel in Turkey. I visited here for a few days on my own and had a wonderful time. People are very welcoming and the tours of the caves are small and intimate allowing for sociable exchanges. The landscape and caves are extraordinary and a unique wonder of the world….
Unless you are a pottery fan, this trip can be deleted from the itinerary. Ceramic demos and then hard sell to you their products. Since you will also see a lot of ceramics in the Istanbul Grand Bazaar from all the ceramic producing places in Turket.
We opted to rent a car rather than booking a tour to get there, since we are keen photographers.
It was worth it and we spent almost a whole day there. Something you cannot do when in a tour group.
Amazing scenery.