Cappadocia - the land of beautiful wild horses - is a geological wonder that never fails to astonish the visitor. To the north, Goreme and Cavusin and the vistas of the Rose and Red Valleys with their cave dwellings and structures cut out of soft tufa; to the south Ihlara Valley and the stunning underground city of Derinkuyu. At every unexpected turn a new sight, in every concealed cavity an undiscovered secret, in every abandoned cave a piece of history!
Abandoned Cave Dwelling with dovecote, Goreme
Tufa architecture, Rose Valley
View from within the Church of the Snake (dedicated to St Onuphrius)
The fairy chimneys ... and originally chosen location for Star Wars (because the Turkish government did not agree, the movie was shot in Tunisia)
Mushroom tops in Devrent Valley
The landscape is full of solitude
Strange shapes dominates ... like this cat of the Bubastes ...
... and this that looks like the ship of the desert in Imagination Valley, Devrent
These formations at Pasabag are testament to the fact that there have been no earthquakes in 8 millennia
Underground passageway in Derinkuyu
The seminary with refectory slab, underground city, Derinkuyu
The deepest gorge in Cappadocia (a mini Grand Canyon) Ihlara Valley
Abandoned cave near the Melendiz river
Churches, caves and dovecotes near the Zelve open air museum
View on the way up to Selime Cathedral
Remnants of the Last Supper
Pigeon Valley
Potter with Hittite Wheel, Avanos
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