Imagine yourself standing in front of a giant earth pyramid with gaping holes in it that look like windows and doors to a netherworld. Now pan your head from left to right and see yourself surrounded ...

Turkey's central Cappadocia region takes its visitors on a journey through stunning landscapes rich with treasures both natural and cultural. There is evidence of human life dating back 5,000 years in ...

There’s something in the air in Cappadocia. Some say it’s the winged spirits — ‘peri’, in Turkish — that reputedly inhabit the region’s famous, phallic geological marvels, ‘fairy chimneys’. In the ...

Night descends on this desolate valley as the yatsi - the final Muslim prayer call from the muezzin - ricochets across the gorge. A donkey brays, its hooves giving off a staccato clop-clop as it heads ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Goreme is called the land of the beautiful horses. But while there may not be many horses in the small Turkish town these days, the ...

As tourism picks up in Turkey thanks to effective COVID-19 safety measures, the picturesque Cappadocia region hosted nearly 200,000 visitors in the first quarter of 2021, according to latest ...

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Goreme is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Cappadocia, a mystique-laden land of curious rock formations and caves. Being here is like standing in a gigantic open-air museum. A church ...