Capadocia is one of the most impressive and spectacular places of the world. It is placed in the central region of Turkey, with a really beautiful scenery and a few Byzantine churches that it is worth knowing.
The rocky formations and the natural beauty of this area have cost him an important reputation. From the epoch of the first Christians it was a place chosen to create the first churches, which it is still possible to enjoy, carved in the rock.
It is not necessary to lose the Museum to the Free Air of Göreme, with the Dark church and his impressive paintings. Also you can find here the church of the Sandals, that of the Apple, that of the Snake … Inside, the sight is really impressive: arches and props carved in the rock, paintings in the walls of a very special beauty, and scenes as columns that hang by the roof, because his bases have got worn for the passage of time do of these first churches one of these almost magic places that undoubtedly is worth knowing.
If we continue to the Göreme North-East we will find the Vale of Zelve, where one of the biggest communities was living of the area. Houses and churches carved in the rock leave sample of it. Close to there is Pasabag, where you can find the cones of volcanic tufa.
In the Soganli vale, to the south of Göreme, there is up to 105 churches with fresh air of the IXth and XIIIth centuries, and also in this area of the south you can find the underground city of Derinkuyu, other of the points that he is worth visiting. Inside you can find houses, larders, mills …
The truth is that it is worth knowing this area, not only for the artistic and historical legacy that he keeps, but also for the quantity of sceneries that you can enjoy and that are really impressive: in fact, you will not find them in another place of the world.
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