Elmali church
Elmali Church is a small cave church. It was built approximately in 1050 AD in the shape of four crosses . The restoration was completed in 1991. Nevertheless the destruction of frosces could not be… Elmali church
Elmali Church is a small cave church. It was built approximately in 1050 AD in the shape of four crosses . The restoration was completed in 1991. Nevertheless the destruction of frosces could not be… Elmali church
Emergencies; Ambulance: 112 Police: 155 Fire: 110 Military Police: 156 Wake up calls: 444 11 35 When to go; Cappadocia has a different beauty for each season of the year, be it in the cold… Practical information for Cappadocia
The strange formation named as fairy chimneys occured as abrading of tuff layer by winds and stream of torrent that flowed down from hills. Because stream of torrent found the way itself, it caused the… Formation of fairy chimneys
Esbelli Mosque Esbelli Mosque was built in 1814 and restored in 1895. The mosque belongs to Ottoman period (Sultan Osman the Young). The part in arch was mended in 1996. It is small and in… Urgup mosques
In Persian, “The country of beautiful horses”, Cappadocia occured by abrading of soft layers made of lavas and ash sprayed from Erciyes, Hasandagi and Güllüdag with rain and wind along millions of years. This formation… Cappadocia houses
The reason why viticulture was developed in Cappadocia is the harmony between the special feature of volcanic soil in the region and the rough structure of the land since the ancient times. Although it is… Wine culture in Cappadocia
Fairy chimneys came into beings by geographical events. In historical process, people used these fairy chimneys as their home. They built churchs and decorated with frescos. So, the traces of the civilisation through thousands of… History of Cappadocia
It is one of the least known but virgin and attractive trekking racecourses of Cappadocia. The valley, located southwest of Güzelyurt town of Aksaray city, lies between Sivrihisar Village and Güzelyurt. Manastırlar (Monastery) Valley, 22… Manastırlar (Monastery) Valley
Although it used to be one of the oldest and well known racecourse of Cappadocia, around for 10 years there are no groups, visiting this Valley for trekking. Because since 1997 the sewage of Kavak… Balkanderesi Valley
It is believed that the name of Çat was given either because it was the conjunction point for caravan routes in Central Anatolia during Ottomans or, because it is the conjunction point of the valleys.… Çat and Fırınasma Valleys