I’m standing at the summit of Uçhisar castle, the highest point in Cappadocia, Turkey, and reachable by climbing some 120 lung-busting steps. Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock ...

Few places can conjure up as much wonder as the incredible cave village of Cappadocia in Turkey. Imagine stepping back in time and walking through a town of rock carved fairy chimneys and cave houses.

Go to Turkey and stay in a cave. — -- intro: When visiting the Anatolian Region of Turkey, it's a requirement, in our opinion, to head to Cappadocia. Thanks to erosion and volcanic eruption ...

Some hotels merely serve as a place to lay your head while traveling — fading from memory by the time you start the journey home. Others are so special and sublime that they make you consider ...

Turkey has some of the oldest ruins of ancient civilizations — Stone Age sites, Greek and Roman temples, historic Ephesus — which offer sharp contrast to deluxe modern resort hotels. Majestic ...

A rich palette of shimmering caramel swirls, ochers, creams and pinks unfolds across the landscape like an enormous handwoven carpet. Stands of poplars line paths carved by ancient lava flows from ...

It’s a landscape that looks almost alien. Soft tufa rock – spewed from volcanoes millennia ago to create a series of ethereal “fairy chimneys” that have been shaped and sculpted by nature. This is ...

More than 300 kilometers (186.4 miles) southeast of Turkey's capital Ankara, nature and history integrate into the vast landscape of Cappadocia -- spread over the Nevsehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, Kirsehir, ...

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