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Our first views on the unearthly landscape of Cappadocia [Selime / Turkey]
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An ancient church, carved out of the lava stone in Selime [Selime / Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Can you imagine how much work this must have been, carving this cathedral out of the rocks? [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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On our way to Derinkuyu, a site in Cappadocia where you can visit an underground city [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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View on Ihlara Valley [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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A room in the underground city of Derinkuyu, built by the Byzantines [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Ivonne posing at a huge stone 'door' that could be moved to block a hallway in the underground city of Derinkuyu. The underground cities were built by the Byzantines to protect them againt atacks from Arab and Persian armies [Derinkuyu / Cappadocia / Turk
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Houses carved in the lava ash rock at the Göreme Open Air Museum [Göreme / Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Some of the frescoes in the carved-out churches in Cappadocia are still in good condition. Unfortunately, the eyes are often carved out, probabaly done by invaders of different religion [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Splendid frescoes in the churches of the Göreme Open Air Museum [Göreme / Cappadocia / Turkey]
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The area around Göreme is a great place for hiking. It is also a good way to escape the crowds, who will only visit the paces that can be reached by bus [Göreme / Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Some of the trails are steep, but most of them are almost flat [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Typical Cappadocia [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Time for lunch [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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We were lucky, we had three fantastic days in Cappadocia, with blue skies and a day temperature of around 12 degrees Celsius. Perfect weather for hiking [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Us [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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The valleys of Capadocia are often well marked, but as soon as you enter the valley to hike, you have to find the way yourself. We carried a gps with us, which was handy [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Formed by water and wind [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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The landscape in Cappadocia is very diverse. Every valley is different, and even within valleys you see different kinds of rocks [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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The rock formation in Cappadocia are awesome [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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View on Uchisar [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Uchisar with some well-preserved rock-homes (cave dwellings) on the right [Turkey]
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Cave dwellings on the outskirts of Uchisar [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Steep rock formations in Pigeon Valley [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Pigeon Valley connects Göreme and Uchisar, and is a perfect alternative for the asphalted road. The hike takes around an hour and is spectacular [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Another view on Pigeon Valley [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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The colour of the rocks change by the time of the day. When you come in the morning, you see a complete different colour pattern than late in the afternoon [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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View on the village of Göreme [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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There are several places where you can base yourself while visiting Cappadocia. Göreme, Uchisar and Ürgüp are the most handy ones, because they are on walking distance from the spectacular rock formations [Cappadocia / Turkey]
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Rock formations on a 10-minute walk from Göreme [Cappadocia / Turkey]
