Daily Cappadocia Tour 1
This full day itinerary which is taking you to the north part of the region is definitely the best way to see many highlights of Cappadocia in one day.
Start the day
visiting Devrent Valley, also known as "Imagination Valley", this is
the most surreal-looking landscape.
Your next stop will
be Pashabagi called also the Monks Valley because Christian hermits
chose to locate hermit cells and churches in these three-headed
pinnacles symbolic of the Holy Trinity, it’s possible to see all the
stages in the formation of fairy chimneys at this spot.
Proceed
to Avanos (Venessa) the pottery centre of Cappadocia, this village
is set on the banks of the Kizilirmak/Red River. The river gets its
name from the red clay it deposits. You can watch the potters at
work using kick wheels, the technique which has remained unchanged
for generations.
Lunch
Continue
to Göreme Open Air Museum. The world’s most important Byzantine cave
churches are found in these once remote valleys where monks and nuns
pursued monastic life from the 3rd century on. Here you can see the
best preserved Byzantine cave wall paintings and frescos from the
Iconoclastic period through to the end of Seljuk rule. Icons with
scenes from the Old Testament and the New Testament above portraits
of Church Fathers and saints depict the structure of the Byzantine
universe
Panoramic view point Esentepe. With a spectacular view over Göreme from Esentepe see the complete view of Goreme valley and Goreme village: fairy chimneys, rock formations and cave houses.
End your day with Uchisar Castle. This tall rock, the highest point of
the Goreme region, is a 25-floor beehive of cave rooms forming an
underground-type city reaching into the sky. It was used as a citadel
during Roman, Byzantine and Seljuk times. The view of the Cappadocian
countryside from here is just brilliant.
| Transfer with A/C Vehicle |
| Museum entrance fees |
| Guide |
| Lunch |
