TOP 5 THINGS TO DO IN GÖREME, CAPPADOCIA, TURKEY

Cappadocia is a region of central Turkey that is popular with tourists for its hot air balloons and spectacular desert landscapes and rock formations. Göreme is the main town in Cappadocia, and it’s packed full of things to do. 

Göreme Historical National Park is a national park in central Turkey. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 under the name Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia. 

Göreme Open Air Museum Rock Cut Churches

The Goreme Open Air Museum is a complex of churches cut into volcanic rock during the Middle Ages and decorated with frescoes. 

A Walk Around the Goreme Valleys

You can either hike, mountain bike, horse ride or scooter through the valleys from Göreme that naturally exhibit the different rock formations that are particular to this place: mushrooms, columns and cones 

Çavuşin Village & The Church of St John the Baptist

Çavuşin is a small village and one of the oldest settlements in Cappadocia. It’s known for the 5th Century Church of St John the Baptist, the oldest and largest in Cappadocia. 

Derinkuyu: An ancient Underground Cave

Derinkuyu is an ancient underground city that was discovered accidentally by a local renovating his house in 1963. Can you imagine? 

Balloon Ride in Cappadocia

There are hundreds of hot air balloons that take flight at once, filling the skies one after the other. There is nothing else quite like it. 

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