CAPPADOCIA   >   TURKEY


Cappadocia region in Central Anatolia is a popular tourist destination, as it has many areas with unique geological, historic and cultural features.

Millions of years ago violent eruptions of the volcanoes Mt. Erciyes and Mt. Hasan covered the surrounding plateau with tuff. Wind and weather have eroded the soft volcanic rock into hundreds of strangely shaped pillars, cones and "fairy chimneys", in colors ranging from pink to green and yellow. From the ancient times, men have hallowed out these soft rocks, and they have made countless cave churches, chapels and monastries.

The ancient region is located between the cities of Nevsehir, Nigde and Kayseri and roughly corresponds to present-day Nevşehir Province.


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Holiday Homes Cappadocia/ Apartments 

James Villas   -   Villas and villas with pools to rent with James Villa Holidays

Chalet.nu holiday homes in Turkey 

  Bungalow.net   -   Holiday homes Turkey  

Hotels in Cappadocia 

  Hotels in Goreme

  Fairy Chimney Inn
The "Fairy Chimney" guesthouse is located at the upper south-west end of the village Goreme in the heart of Cappadocia. Big parts of it are carved out of one of these famous tufa rock cones, which are locally called 'fairy chimneys' (peri bahcasi).

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  Balloon Turca   -   Cappadocia Balloon Tours
  Rock City Tours

Travel Guides Cappadocia / Related books 

Travel Guides Turkey  [ amazon.co.uk ]

  Cappadocia: a travel guide through the land of fairychimneys and rock castles [Paperback]
Susanne Oberheu (Author), Michael Wadenpohl (Author)
The two authors have been travelling around Cappadocia since 1986 and by now have found another home in the pottery town of Avanos. They are fascinated by the archaic landscape: semi-desert, semi-oasis, almost paradise-looking green valleys surrounded by fairy-like rock formations. For milleniums, people have lived here in comfortable cave dwellings. The early Christians took refuge in the secluded beauty of Cappadocia, decorating their cave churches with valuable frescoes and making church history. For centuries , Christians and Muslims lived side by side by the foot of the almost 4000 m high Erciyes volcano in one of the most fantastic erosion landscapes on earth. Cappadocia - a region where you can still feel like an explorer - provided you are courious enough. Wherever you go, you can feel history here. This guide provides a wealth of information, and many a little story will put you in the right mood for the enchanting cultural landscape. You will also find all the important travel tips for Turkey and Cappadocia, walks with detailed descriptions, a short dictionary of all the necessary vocabulary and more than 100 photos and 30 local area maps.
Paperback: 350 pages; Publisher: Books on Demand GmbH (8 April 2010); ISBN-10: 3839156610.

  Moon Spotlight Cappadocia   -   Jessica Tamturk (Author)
This lightweight guide is packed with recommendations on sights, entertainment, shopping, recreations, accommodations, food, and transportation, as well as easy-to-read maps, making navigating Turkey's heartland uncomplicated and enjoyable.
Paperback: 85 pages; Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing (21 April 2011); ISBN-10: 159880927X.

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Transport / How do I travel to Cappadocia 

  Kayseri Airport
*  Turkish Airlines, Onur Air or Pegasus with several flights a day from Istanbul.
*  SunExpress 
  Nevsehir Airport   -   approximately 30 km. from the city center

  

 
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Travel by bus or coach to Cappadocia.


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  Kayseri 

  Nevşehir province

  Avanos about 8 kilometers (5 miles) from Göreme
  Çavuşin village    -   about 4 kilometres from Göreme
  Derinkuyu  [ underground city ]
  Goreme   -   Capital City Cappadocia
Goreme, called Maccan in antiquity, is one of the oldest sites in the Cappadocia region. Göreme has a population of around 2,500 people [ 2011 ].
  Gülşehir   -   lovely town, once inhabited by the Hittites and the Romans
  Hacıbektaş   -   the sacred centre of Alevi Islam
  Kaymakli [ underground city ]
  Mazi  [ underground city ]
  Mustafapaşa
  Nevsehir city
  Nigde
  Ortahisar 
  Ozkaynak  [ underground city ]
  Uçhisar   -   troglodyte village, 4 km east of Göreme
  Urgüp town   -   about 7 kilometers from Göreme

  Cappadocia valley
Superb views of the Cappadocia valley can be seen from the castle located in Uchisar.
  Göreme Valley
  Kızılırmak (1355 km)   -   Turkey's longest river
  Mount Erciyes
  Soganlı valley   -   55 km from Göreme

  Goreme Churches
  Göreme National Park    -   UNESCO World Heritage
See Unesco list (357).
  Göreme Open Air Museum
The complex contains more than 30 carved-from-rock churches and chapels; some of them have superb frescoes inside, dating from the 9th century to the 11th century.
  Sultansazlıgı bird sanctuary

  Ortahane
  Durmus Kadir church
The church got its name from the owner of the vineyard and is located in the Karsibucak region of Goreme. See Goreme.org.
  Yusuf Koc
  Bezirhane churche
  Tokali Kilise, the Apple Church
  Pigeon houses carved straight into the rock formations

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Cuisine

Cappadocian kitchen

History

  History of Cappadocia
Kingdom of Cappadocia, Roman and Byzantine province, Turkish Cappadocia

Music, Art & Culture, Events

  Folk music and dancing Cappadocia

  Whirling dervishes
The sema of the Mevlevi's differed from the movement adopted by other sects. The dervishes turned independently, without touching shoulder to shoulder, both around their own axis and around the sheikh and other dervishes.


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