Hot air balloon or not
One of the top tourist attractions in Cappadocia Turkey is by far a hot air balloon ride over this magical place. It gives an unforgettable view of the whole region of Cappadocia. As you take off for sunrise, you will be hypnotized by that astonishing landscape below – fairy chimneys, orchards, and vineyards. The standard […]
Cappadocia, the Love Valley
The area of Pasabag or Pasabaglari, popularly known as the Love Valley, hosts the most beautiful chimneys which can reach up to 15 to 20 meters in height. They often come multi-coned and you can see two or three of them coalesced into one formation. The valley is 4 kilometers long. St Simeon’s room Following […]
Cappadocia carpets
The town of Avanos had another craft it was famous for and it’s well worth a visit. We were told it was possible to tour around one of the carpet weaving stores, the so-called carpet factory. Every time you travel to the Orient you will be offered to buy a carpet, „hand-weaved in a large […]
Zelve valley Cappadocia
Cappadocia is truly hard to describe. Luckily, there are cameras, because every attempt to describe those small houses – which they actually are not, and which are build by hewing much-needed premises into the mountain – would be a certain venture. Low ceilings, few rooms separated by pillars and all you can see from the […]
Pottery in Cappadocia
The town of Avanos is located 15 kilometers from Nevsehir. In antiquity, the place was called Vanessa, which is „the town on the river“ in Latin. People here made ceramic objects, pitchers, plates, large jars, and other household utensils. Today, the locals still carry out this ancient tradition and the town is famous for terracotta […]
Cappadocia churches
Coming towards Goreme signs of tourism are to be seen more often. Stalls with postcards, small souvenir statues, scarves, frippery of all kinds, and among all this – Turkish ice cream. We went up the hill from which the fairy chimneys peek out, full of holes as if they were invaded by ants. But here, […]
Uchisar Castle Cappadocia
Even though in the valley of those charming fairy chimneys Cappadocia is well known for, the village of Uchisar seems like any other small town in Turkey. It is famous for its castle. It’s actually one of the most popular tourist destinations in Cappadocia. Houses were built around the castle, but because of the increasing […]
Goreme Turkey
The territory of Cappadocia is divided into several areas that differ by color and composition, different in shapes of “fairy chimneys” that sprout from the earth. More than 1,000 years ago active volcanoes made this strange landscape erupting frequently and depositing lava to an area of 20,000 square kilometers. Volcano ash and lava turned into […]
Where Saint George was born
Cappadocia was the birthplace of several saints, but the most famous among them is Saint George from the second half of the 3rd century. He was the son of wealthy Christians and when he was 20 he served in the Roman army under Diocletian. Roman Emperor undertook religious repression against Christians and summoned his top […]
Cappadocia, a short history
The first glimpse of those incredible nature creations overwhelmed us after some 40 kilometers from the caravanserai. Never the less, that coffee break sure came at the right time since now we have the strength to goggle at this amazing phenomena with our mouth open! What a sight! While we enjoy our view of this […]
Fairy chimneys of Cappadocia
Surprisingly it didn’t take too long to get to Cappadocia from that last stop of ours – the huge caravanserai, but nevertheless, we were driving for too long. After all, the bus jounced along for hours through the Taurus Mountains and it seemed like all of my internal organs just shifted places! While our guide […]
Turkish caravanserai
We went for another 110 kilometers from Konya and there is still a lot of bus-jouncing to do before we reach those chimneys in Cappadocia. There is no way to remember how far it is since all of our focus went down towards tired feet and a bit of back pain. Nevertheless, Turkey is one […]
Stopping at Sultanhan
Cappadocia was once on the Silk Road and hence it had to have resting places for camels, horses, and people on the root. There was one on every 30 to 40 kilometers, considering the distance a camel can endure and cover on daily basis. One of those huge caravanserais was on my way from Konya […]
What to see in Konya Turkey
Although you have hours to go from the Antalya Riviera towards Cappadocia, there are fortunately few worthy stops along the way. It is not just a chance to stretch your legs, but the opportunity to see and learn so much. And now – entering the cradle of dervishes! The town of Konya doesn’t look that […]
Who are whirling dervishes
People usually know something about whirling dervishes – they have seen some entertainment inspired by this order in Turkey or Egypt restaurants, Middle Eastern countries, etc, but they are way more than that. Before I was planning to visit the Turkish town of Konya in the Central Anatolian region (on my way to Cappadocia), the only thing […]