Turkey - Cappadocia

Cappadocia which is unique in the world and is a miraculous nature wonder is the common name of the field covered by the provinces of Aksaray, Nevsehir, Nigde, Kayseri and Kirsehir in the Central Anatolian region.
The area is a popular tourist destination, as it has many areas with unique geological, historic and cultural features.
The region is located southwest of the major city Kayseri, which has airline and railroad (railway) service to Ankara and Istanbul.
Sedimentary rocks formed in lakes and streams and ignimbrite deposits erupted from ancient volcanoes approximately 9 to 3 million years ago, during the late Miocene to Pliocene epochs, underlie the Cappadocia region. The rocks of Cappadocia near Göreme eroded into hundreds of spectacular pillars and minaret-like forms. The volcanic deposits are soft rocks that the people of the villages at the heart of the Cappadocia Region carved out to form houses, churches, and monasteries.

Volcanic rock used by people as home

There are the absolute 3 things to do in Cappadocia.

The first thing to do is Take a ballon trip. This is an unique experience that is worth every penny. Travelers will have to wake up quite early that day, but it’s an experience they will remember. There are few better places to do a balloon trip than Cappadocia – it’s just magical. Visitors would be recommend to go with a trusted balloon company that takes on less people and where the experience last long enough (2-3 hours).

The next one is Visit an Underground city (ideally Derinkuyu underground city.) Underground cities are literally cities build underground. Some of them are really huge – 12 stores below. They were used to hide against invadors during war times in history.

Finally, the last one is Visit the Open Air Goreme Museum. Visitors will see amazing 5th, 6th century Christian churches and monasteries with beautiful frescoes.