Gulludere and Kizilcukur Valleys (Rose and Red) Guludere and Kizilcukur Valleys, also known as the Rose and Red valleys, for their colors, are close to Çavuşin and not far from Goreme. These two valleys were formed by the erosion of Mount Bozdag. You can walk along them...
Urgup is one of the most important centers in Cappadocia, 20 kilometers at the east of Nevsehir. It has had different names in its history: Osiana (Assiana) in the Byzantine period, Bashisar, during Seljuk, Castle Burgut in the Ottoman period and finally Ürgüp, since the...
Uchisar Uchisar is the name of a city, derived from its own fortress. Uc is "tip" and hisar is "fortress", making its name in Turkish means "fortress of the tip". This building, the fortress, is 60 meters (200 feet) high and was not built but carved, sculpted...
Salt Lake -The Tuz Golu, also called Tatta in antiquity, is a closed-end lake surrounded by plateaus. The sources that feed the lake are insufficient, the river Melendiz (Aksaray) and river Pecenekozu (Sereflikochisar). In summer, because of evaporation, the lake dries into a layer of...
Nevsehir was known as Muskara, home of Grand Vizier Damat Ibrahim Pasa, from the Tulip period of the Ottoman Empire, who brought to his hometown many hans, kitchens, hammams, madrasas and other buildings and centers that gave the town a new life. Since then, the...
Mount Erciyes (Argaeus) It is located to the south of Kayseri. On a clear day you can see it from Cappadocia, looking northeast. Erciyes is the highest point of Central Anatolia, with 3917 meters, and was one of the volcanoes that contributed to the formation of...
Cappadocia (in turkish: Kapadokya) is an incredible region of the Central Anatolia, whose geological wonders span in a triangular zone between Kayseri, Nigde and Kirsehir, or more specifically, the area from Avanos to Ürgüp and Nevsehir, with an enchanted, unique landscape in the world. The aridity...
Cavusin is a small village on the road between Goreme and Avanos. Its population was mixed, with many Orthodox Christian families, until the population exchange of the 20s. St. John Babtist Church Located at the top of the hill of the old town of Cavusin, this church was...
Caravanserais of Cappadocia The caravanserais or (in Turkish: “kervansaray”) have been used since the tenth century. Then, trade through Turkey in medieval Seljuk times expressly depended on camel caravans (kervan), who stopped and spend the night in lodges and hotels known as caravanserais, literally 'caravan palaces"....
Ilhara Valley - Peristrema Ihlara Canyon is a deep and narrow canyon around the gorge of Melendiz River, which cuts and crosses the tufa. The river, although at a low level, continues to contribute to the erosion process in the area. The canyon extends over 20...