Cappadocia Classic Car Tour

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1. First settlement Although it is not known for certain when Uçhisar Castle was first used as a settlement, it is estimated that it was actively used during the Roman period. Byzantine Period (4th-11th centuries): The castle was used for shelter and defense during the Byzantine period. Christian people settled in and around the castle to protect themselves from Arab raids. Seljuk and Ottoman Periods: During the Seljuk and Ottoman periods, the settlement continued and the castle continued to function as a surveillance and defense point.

   30 min

2. The name comes from the imaginative shapes of the rock formations in the valley. The most famous figures: Camel-like rock Shapes interpreted as seals, birds, dragons, horses, whirling whirling dervishes, even the silhouette of the Virgin Mary People attach meaning to these rocks with their imagination, which is why the valley is called the “Valley of Imagination”.

   30 min

3. The fairy chimneys in the Love Valley, unlike those in other valleys, are quite high and thick-bodied with rounded ends. Due to the resemblance of these shapes to human anatomy, the valley was humorously named “Love Valley”. Nature and Atmosphere You can walk along the valley accompanied by vineyards, apricot trees and wild nature. Throughout the valley, birdsong, wind and the serenity of nature can be felt.

   30 min

4. In the valley there are cells and chapels carved into the rock from the early Christian period. A cell dedicated to St. Simeon is particularly famous: Simeon was a hermit who retreated on a pillar. It is thought that he lived a hermit life in rooms carved into a three-headed fairy chimney in Paşabağ. This is why the valley is called the “Valley of the Monks”.

   30 min

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

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How it compares in Goreme

• Its from-price is 130% above the median of the 1935 experiences we list in Goreme.
• It is shorter than most of them.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Goreme

Göreme sits in the heart of Cappadocia, a surreal landscape of fairy chimneys, cave churches and dawn skies filled with hot-air balloons.

Göreme's houses and hotels are carved into soft volcanic rock, and the town is ringed by valleys of cone-shaped fairy chimneys shaped by erosion. The Göreme Open-Air Museum gathers rock-cut monasteries and churches whose frescoes, painted by Byzantine monks, still glow with colour, especially in the Dark Church.

Top-ranked sights in Goreme: Pigeon Valley (Güvercinlik Vadisi), Devrent Valley (Devrent Vadisi), Monks Valley (Pasabag Vadisi).

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