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All Cappadocia Tours
depart from Kayseri or
Cappadocia area.
Transportation to these
areas are done by bus,
plane, train. |
CAPPADOCIA TOURS |
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Cappadocia Tour 1 |
DEVRENT VALLEY has
various types of fairy
chimneys. Among these
are those with caps,
cones, mushroom like
forms pillar and pointed
rocks. With the action
of smaller, secondary
volcanoes and the action
of rivers, wind and
flood waters, this layer
of tuff has slowly but
steadily been eroded to
produce the rock
formations know as
"fairy chimmeys". We
will take a walk through
this amazing valley.
PASABAGLARI (MONKS
VALLEY) Many fairy
chimneys with multiple
stems and caps can be
found here, this style
being unique to this
area. A chapel dedicated
to St. Simeon and a
hermit's shelter is
built into one such
fairy chimney with three
heads.
AVANOS is known for the
pottery, a craft dating
back to the Hittite
period. The red clay
which is worked by local
craftsmen comes from the
residue in the
Kizilirmak river. The
Kizilirmak, which
divides Avanos into two,
is Anatolia's longest
river.
GOREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM
is the place where this
religious education was
started. You will visit
the churhcesö chapels
and monasteries carved
into the fairy chimmeys
from the 10th to the
13th centuries with
fresgos painted on the
walls. In the 4th
century three important
men created a now unity
here they are the Great
St. Basil, Bishop of
Kayseri his brother St
Gregory of Nyssa and St.
George of Nazianus.
PIGEON VALLEY here you
will see where the
Pigeons and hear of how
they were used to help
the people. Some
examples where to send
messages and to
fertiziize the grapes.
Also you will see a
wonderful panoromic
view.
UCHISAR CASTLE is the
highest point in the
region. The castle and
its surrounds used to be
the most populated area
this settlement, which
resembles Ortahisar in
style. The top of the
citadel provides a
magnificent panorama of
the surrounding area. |
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Cappadocia Tour 2 |
DERINKUYU or KAYMAKLI
UNDERGROUND CITY these
two underground cities
where dwellings for the
christian communitiest
to use as refuges. It
contains all the usual
rooms found in an
underground city such as
stables, cellars,
storage rooms,
refectories, churches,
and wineries. Apart from
these, was a missionary
school.
IHLARA VALLEY this
canyon was created by
the cracking and
collapsing which
occurred as basalt and
andesite lava from Mt.
Hassadag cooled. The
Melendiz river found its
way through these
cracks, eroding the
canyon bed and helping
to form canyon we see
today.
SELIME is situated at
the end of the Ihlara
valley. Fairy chimneys
rest on the steep
hillside, and a basilica
style cathedral the
Selime Sultan tomb, a
hollowed out citadel and
churches are also found
here.
YAPRAKHISAR Monastery,
panoramic view point.
AGZIKARAHAN CARAVANSERAI
were a very important
place for the Seljuk
rulers of Anatolia to
trade. They deveopled
the old trade routes,
and built Caravansaries
along the way to act as
shelters and provide
protection to traders.
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