Cappadocia

Goreme Open Air Museum

The Goreme Open-Air Museum is considered to be one of the best places to visit in Cappadocia. This museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own church. Also, the Goreme Open Air Museum has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1984 and was one of the first two UNESCO sites in Turkey.

Kaymakli Underground City

Built under the hill known as the Citadel of Kaymakli, this was opened to visitors in 1964. If you are in Turkey and wondering about the best things to see in Cappadocia then do not miss exploring the underground city. The people of Kaymakli village have constructed their houses around nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city. While the underground city consists of 8 floors below ground, four of these levels can be explored by visitors.

Ihlara Valley

In any of the Cappadocia travel guide, do not miss out on Ihlara Valley which is one of the important Cappadocia tourist attractions that attracts visitors for its tall poplar trees and fertile farming plots. During the Byzantine period, this was a favored retreat for hermetic monk communities, who carved churches and monastery complexes into the cliff face. The Kokar Kilise (Fragrant Church), Yılanlı Kilise (Snake Church), and Kirk Dam Altı Kilise (St. George Church) are three of the best which cannot be missed. It is also believed that the valley housed more than 4000 dwellings, 100 cave churches decorated with frescoes and about 80,000 people.

Uchisar Castle

Among many places to visit in Cappadocia, Uchisar Castle is a fascinating one. This castle is situated at the highest point in Cappadocia on the Nevsehir-Goreme road and is just about 5 km away from Goreme. Travel to the top of the Uchisar Castle and witness a magnificent panorama of the surrounding area with Mount Erciyes in the distance.

Town Of Avanos

Set on the banks of the Kizilirmak, the Red River is the town of Avanos. Famous for its markets, this is one of the top places to visit in Cappadocia. Based at about 8 kilometers from Goreme, Avanos has a lively center with all the usual amenities including a modern, and a tourist-oriented hamam, i.e., a Turkish Bath.

Devrent Valley

Devrent Valley, popularly known as Imaginary Valley and also as the Pine Valley, it is one of Cappadocia sightseeing attractions. The small fairy chimneys in the valley form a lunar landscape, or moonscape, by their strange look and thus are called the “Lunar Landscape”. The valley also has many animal shaped rocks that look like a sculpture zoo made by nature. If you are looking for places to visit near Cappadocia, then you add this on your bucket list.