Cappadocia
Cappadocia (Turkish: Kapadokya) is an area in Central Anatolia in Turkey best known for its unique moon-like landscape, underground cities, cave churches and houses carved in the rocks.
The Cappadocian Region located in the center of the Anatolian Region of Turkey, with its valley, canyon, hills and unusual rock formation created as a result of the
eroding rains and winds of thousands of years of the level, lava-covered plain located between the volcanic mountains Erciyes, Melendiz and Hasan as well as its troglodyte dwellings carved out of the rock and cities dug out into underground, presents an otherworldly appearance. The eruptions of these mountains which were active volcanoes in geological times lasted until 2 million years ago. A soft tuff layer was formed, 150 m in thickness, by the issuing lavas in the valley surrounded by mountains. The rivers, flood water running down the hillsides of valleys and strong winds eroded the geological formations consisting of tuff on the plateau formed with tuff layers, thus creating bizarre shapes called fairy Chimneys. These take on the names of mushroom shaped, pinnacled, capped and conic shaped formations. Read MoreClimate
Cappadocia has a continental climate characterised by hot dry summers and cold snowy winters. Rainfall is sparse and the region is largely semi-arid to arid. April to June and September to October are the best months to visit Cappadocia. There is a sharp difference in the temperature between day and
Read MoreHistory
The prehistoric settlements of the area are Koskhoyuk (Kosk Mound) in Nigde, Aksaray Asikli Mound, Nevsehir Civelek cave and, in the southeast, Kultepe, Kanis and Alisar in the environs of Kayseri. This area with unusual topographic characteristics was regarded as sacred and called, in the Scythian/Khatti language, as Khepatukha, meaning "the
Read MoreActivities & Sports
Hiking- Following the paths along the valleys is an amazing (and free) option. Check with your hotel owner or the tourist office for a map of the area with suggested walks and trails. There are several nice loops on packed dirt, sand and rock, that maintain a constant elevation and
Read MorePlaces of interest
Underground cities -Up to 8 stories of underground tunnels and caves inKaymaklıandDerinkuyu,Gaziemir,ÖzkonakorMazıköy. Old greek houses inSinasoS Göreme Open Air Museumis amuseum has a collection of caves and fairy chimneys. Be sure to visit the church in a cave across the highway outside the museum entrance, whıch is included in museum
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Most of the bus companies have bus services toNevsehirandGöreme. By bus: From Istanbulwill take 12 hours FromAnkara- 5 hours FromBursa- 11 hours From Izmir- 12 hours FromKonya- 4 hours FromAntalya- 9 hours FromÇanakkale- 17 hours
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Kayseri is on a busy railway route. It is possible to find suitable trains to Kayseri from almost all the train stations of Turkey. From Kayseri, you can take bus to go toGöreme.
Read MoreCar
If you want to reach road by car, in some large cities in Cappadocia distances are as follows: From Kayseri, Cappadocia, about 70 kilometers (km) and can take up to about 1 hour by car. Mersin to Cappadocia, about 288 kilometers (km) and takes about 45 minutes to about 3
Read MoreAir
The fastest and most comfortable way of reaching Cappadocia is using the airway. There are two main airports that you can use to reach Cappadocia. One of them is Kayseri Erkilet Airport (ASR) located inKayseriand nearly one hour driving to the center of Cappadocia region. Turkish Airlines operates several direct
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