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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Presently surprised as this was definitely not what I expected. Loved Goreme and would return to this area. The vistas were incredible and the landscape is second to none.
Beautiful walk through the valley with an opportunity to get a little refreshment in the heart of it. Great sights and flora and fauna. Photography enthusiasts will be in their element. We walked through in May and it was pretty hot and I should imagine in the heat of summer would be very uncomfortable. Good walking shoes and a hat…
The Hittites built the first level and then over the centuries the Byzantines added another ten levels and expanded its width to approximately 4km all to escape religious prosecution. As other reviewers have mentioned it's not a place for those with respiratory or heart problems or for those that are claustrophobic. Some of the passages are quite small and require…
This is a rather fresh and new looking smaller town nearby the Cappadocian sights/sites. Shopping there is actually pleasant, the river and surrounding park are delightful on a sunny days (as was our time there). There are numerous coffee shops and cafes that are delightful, and there are a variety of shops selling local handicrafts, especially pottery and ceramics.
Well worth the trip. Hot air balloon is a must. Local tours were excellent and underground cities were insane!
This is something you will not see anywhere else in the world. It is neat to see.
we just stopped by and looked at a panorama, but assume this would be a pretty cool hike
people say that not too old but 15 years ago some people were living there. without any technology people created home to themselves.
We visited it at the end of the day and we were tired. I don't think it's the best attraction in the National Park, the valleis and other hidden places are more interesting (we spent here 4 nights). Anyway it worths a visit and the money as you probably never go there again!
Very nice, clean place, was hot, but a very nice experience. We walked from Goreme, it gives a very good summary of what you can find in Capadocia.