Goreme Urgup
Goreme Region's to some extent, become the focus of the Cappadocian tourist industry. It's proximity to the Goreme National Park and Open Air Museum, Zelve and other bits and pieces of fairy chimney charm, coupled with it's downright cheapness has be...
Uchisar Castle Urgup
Uchisar Castle is the summit where Cappadocia mingles with the clouds; it's the tallest fairy chimney and can be seen from any spot in the region. When you reach the summit of the castle, all the beauty of Cappadocia is laid at your feet, everything...
Urgup Nevsehir
Urgup, the tourist center of Cappadocia, has much of its history tied up with this greater more central Anatolian region. Ever since the days of being called Osian under the Assyrians and Hagios Prokopios while under the dominion of the early AD Byza...
Goreme Open Air Museum Nevsehir
The Goreme Open Air Museum; resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side by side, each with its own fantastic church. It is obviously the first sight to be visited by any traveler in Cappadocia, standing a...
Cappadocia History
Cappadocia, after bringing the Persian Empire to an end, Alexander the Great met with great resistance in Cappadocia. He tried to rule the area through one of his commanders named Sabictus, but the ruling classes and people resisted and declared Aria...