CAPPADOCIA
There is just one Cappadocia in the World, and it is in the very middle of today’s Turkey. Want to see Canyons, Valleys, bizarre landscapes, underground cities, Byzantine churches and mosaics, Caravansaries on historical Silk trade route, castles, old mosques, crater lakes and big mountains? It is the exact point for you to visit... There are many alternative tours in Cappadocia to see all these things. There is much on offer to help you experience the region by taking one of the Cappadocia Vacation Packages.
Cappadocia (which in turn is from the Persian: Katpatuka meaning "the land of beautiful horses"), is an area bounded by Aksaray in the west , Kayseri in the east and Nigde in the south in Central Turkey which has a unique, almost surreal, lunar landscape. Volcanic activity formed a plateau of ash and the strange, rugged rock formations were created by the forces of erosion. The unusual structures were formed by the softer ash layers eroding faster than the harder layers of basalt and andesite which remained on top making the capped cone shapes.
All seasons have different beauties for visiting Cappadocia, snow in winter, nice and cool weather in spring and autumn; the summers are hot and dry.
It is one of the Turkey’s most visually striking regions , with its towns covering around 300 square kilometers of Urgup, Avanos, Göreme, Uchisar, Göreme , Mustafapasa , Soganli and Derinkuyu, where natural erosions shaped fairy chimneys, curves and patterns with the running water from the slopes of the hills.
Cappadocian region is the place where the nature and history come together with most beautiful scene in the world. While geographic events are forming Peribacaları (fairy chimneys), during the historical period, humans had carried the signs of thousand years old civilizations with carving houses and churches within these earth pillars and decorating them with wall paintings.
A picnic with a local Cappadocia wine in panoramic corner of one of the valleys is a charming alternative.