Why is it worth going to Cappadocia?

Being in Turkey and choosing one of optional excursions it is worth considering a trip to Cappadocia. One could say that Cappadocia is the most beautiful and surprising region of Turkey. You can experience such amazing views here that will fall into our memory for years.

A wonderful work of nature

Cappadocia is proof that nature is an unsurpassed designer. It was created  in an area where volcanoes were operating several dozen million years ago. It is the volcanic dust combined with erosion that created these amazing formations. Formations that resemble abstract art. It is not only large, tuff mushrooms but also carved river beds and numerous hills. It’s an unforgettable and unique view.

Cappadocia and people

It is important to know that the final shape of Cappadocia was also influenced by people. People who settled here 2,000 years BC. People who have used the fragility and plasticity of tuff rocks. They used them to create a comfortable and safe apartment. They lived in tufted houses in the rocks, which were transformed into entire underground cities. Cities that were equipped with ventilation systems, animal shelters, storage facilities for feed and granaries. Churches were built here and the dead were buried here in underground tombs.

Entrances to such cities were well masked. Underground flats were easy to heat in the winter and in the summer they gave a pleasant chill. All thanks to the tuff rock which has such excellent properties. Thousands of people lived in such cities. They had many floors and extended over a large area.

Optional trip to Cappadocia

Deciding on an optional trip to Cappadocia, it is worth choosing such an offer that will allow you to visit at least one underground city. They can be both huge underground cities such as Derinkuyu or Kaymaklı but also small underground towns such as Saratlı. All this to see and imagine what life was like in these areas. It is a fascinating and unforgettable view.

What is extremely interesting, being in Cappadocia you can easily:

• stay in a hotel carved in the rock,
• have dinner in a restaurant that is hollowed out in the rock,
• shop in a small shop carved in the rock,
• see houses hollowed out in the rock in which people live
• see offices, workshops and other work places, also carved out of the rock.

This proves that Cappadocia is still alive and a perfect way to connect hit’s history with the present. And it does it really well.