Balloon Ride
A balloon flying over the fairy chimneys of Goreme – Cappadocia, Turkey by Verity Cridland

View of Cappadocia, Turkey

photo by Mila Zinkova; Edit by CillanXC

Fairy chimneys near Goreme, Cappadoccia,

Turkey
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site and absolutely fantastic from a photographic,

historical, and scenery perspective. by Frank Kovalchek

Rock house near Goreme,

Cappadocia
A man and his camel near a rock house near Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey by Frank Kovalchek

Rock houses and Fairy Chimneys near Goreme,

Cappadocia, Turkey by Frank Kovalchek

Hot air balloon over Cappadocia,

Turkey
More than 500,000 tourists visit the region each year — some touring by flying over in

hot air balloons. It would be a mistake to miss the grandeur while sailing silently over the magnificent moonscape, but it would also be a mistake not to tour on foot as well. So much is hidden away in the ancient carved out churches and houses. And then there’s yet another entire world to be found under Cappodocia via hundreds of miles of underground tunnels. by Mila Zinkova

Part of a UNESCO World Heritage site at

Cappadocia, Turkey by Frank Kovalchek

“Pyramid”

Pyramid-like house in Cappadocia, Turkey by AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker

Ancient rock houses intermingled with modern houses in Cappadocia, Turkey Angell Williams

Göreme valley open air museum at Cappadocia, Turkey
The Goreme Open-Air Museum,

located in Capadoccia, Turkey, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and very impressive. by

Georges Jansoone JoJan

Hoodoos at Cappadocia, Turkey by AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker

Hot air balloon over Cappadocia, Turkey by Mila Zinkova

Town of Ortahisar in Cappadocia, Turkey
A mixture of ancient and “modern” houses. by

Mila Zinkova

More Fairy Chimneys in Cappadocia, Turkey by _Kripptic

Facade for the Dark Church, Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
The Dark Church or Karanlık Kilise was

carved out in the 11th century. After the Turkisn invasion in the 1950′s, it was used as a pigeon house.

It took 14 years to scrape the pigeon droppings off the walls, so the scenes from the New Testament could

be seen again. by Frank

Kovalchek

Passageway in the underground city of

Kaymakli, Cappodocia, Turkey
There are more than 100 square miles with more than 200 underground villages and tunnel towns, each has hidden passages, secrets rooms and ancient temples that are still used today. by Frank Kovalchek

Around Cappadocia in 80 Minutes by Hermés

Fairy Chimneys rock formation, nearby Gorëme, in Cappadocia, central Turkey. by Benh LIEU SONG

Fairy chimneys at Cappadocia, Turkey by Frank Kovalchek

Balloons in Cappadocia
Many tourists choose a hot air balloon flight over Cappadocia and then

land in a farmer’s field. by

AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker

Rock hewn houses and churches in Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Cappadocia is one of the prettiest

areas of Turkey – rich in scenery and in history. About 1600 years ago, Christians fled the Romans and

then Muslims and hid in this area – often in underground cities – absolutely fascinating. The natural

scenery is also unique – laced with volcanos and looking like the surface of the moon. The rock formations

are called Fairy Chimneys – very impressive. by Frank Kovalchek

Floating over Cappadocia, Turkey by AlphaTangoBravo / Adam Baker

Uçhisar Hill and Castle at Cappadocia, Turkey
This is the highest point in Cappadocia.

Uçhisar Hill and Castle is in the triangle between the cities of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Avanos. by Cretanforever

Balloons flying over Cappadocia by Jérôme Bon