Cappadocia - Turkey | Fairytale Valleys, Traditional Cave Hotels & Hot Air Balloon Rides At Sunrise

Cappadocia, a semi-arid region in central Turkey, is known for its distinctive “fairy chimneys,” tall, cone-shaped rock formations clustered in Monks Valley, Göreme and elsewhere, cave hotels and hot air balloon rides. Other notables sites include Bronze Age homes carved into valley walls by troglodytes (cave dwellers) and later used as refuges by early Christians. The 100m-deep Ihlara Canyon houses numerous rock-face churches.