Cappadocia

Welcome to Cappadocia

Cappadocia is a natural anomaly consisting of honeycombed hills and towering stones of unearthly beauty. It appears as if it were taken from a fantastical storybook and placed down onto the bleak plains of Anatolia. This region’s human history is on par with the extraordinary terrain that it possesses.
One of the most unique landscapes in Turkey, if not the entire globe, can be seen in the Cappadocia area, which is located in the middle of the nation. This region was formed by millennia of erosion and ancient volcanic eruptions. Towering tufa structures that have been given the nickname “fairy chimneys” may be seen scattered across its undulating, rose-colored valleys. The soft rock that was gradually sculpted by nature was also manipulated by human hands to produce hundreds of cave houses, churches, monasteries, and even entire subterranean cities. These structures were all constructed out of the same soft rock.

For a very long time, people have been making use of the soft stone in this area, taking refuge below and leaving the landscape strewn with interesting cavern architecture. The most well-known attractions in Cappadocia are the fresco-adorned rock-cut churches of the Goreme Open-Air Museum and the underground refuges of Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı. However, merely settling into one of the cave hotels in Cappadocia is an experience in living in a cave in the 21st century.

It is the lunar-scape views that you will remember more than anything else, regardless of whether you are drawn to this location because of the possibility of trekking, the history, or the bragging rights of becoming a modern troglodyte for a night. The accordion-ridged valleys of this region, which are tinted in a palette of dark orange and cream, are a scene that is a revelation; they are the stuff of hallucinogenic daydreams.

Even though it is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Turkey, with a little less than four million people from other countries visiting in 2023, travelers may still find plenty of opportunities to get away from the throng because of the breadth of the region and the variety of things it has to offer. Taking into account the presence of an old wine culture, a growing number of quality eating and lodging alternatives, and an abundance of opportunities for outdoor activities, this location is a destination of a lifetime that might be revisited on several occasions.