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Cappadocia Tour Packet 1(60USD)
A - DEVRENT
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Devrent Valley:
Here is also known as
imagination valley as well where
you see lots of fair chimneys
with interesting shapes like
camel rock,mushroom like shapes
and more... you can enjoy the
valley while walkink through the
rock formations.In the valley
you also notice the color
changing because of different
minerals inside. You see derk
ones because of copper,red ones
with ironoxide and yellow
because calcium.
B - PAŞABAĞI
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Paşabağları: We call here monks
valley too. At the end of 5 th
century one of the saints called
St.Simeon from Syria came here
and lived in a cave in the
valley and live as a hermit.
Here you find all the fairy
chimneys with three caps on them.
That s why it s called mushroom
rocks. That readlly amazes the
visitors and
you start thinking
how they formed like that with
caps on them. Caps of these
fairy chimneys are the hardest
rocks called basalt so shey
still protect the bodies from
erosions. And it will be great
view when you have a look from
up ahead a distance from the
valley.
C - AVANOS
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Avanos : We can call here as the heart of art and handicrafts of the area.Here is the small town where the locals make potteries and seramics. This tradition was first started by Hitites 4000 years ago.Red River,Kızılırmak in Turkish,passes from the clay using kick-wheel tecnique.As the time passed,families from the village got used to make potteries and the seramics.Since there is no school to learn this art, the only chance to learn this tradition is go to family workshop.Nowadays there are lost of families working on this. You will be guest in one of these family workshop to see process like pottery marking,coloring and the famous tiles of Turkish seramics.By the way,you can also make your own pottery to see how talented you are...
D - GÖREME
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Göreme: The names given here in
history Korama,Avcılar and still
called Maccan by locals. This is
the place where you see lots of
rock cut churches with best
paintings of the area.Here was
used as missionary school
beginning from 2 nd centuries
till 12 th centuries.Then the
churches were decorated with
breathtaking frescoes and
colorful desing.The unique
techniques were used in them
like egg white of pigeons as a
glaze and all kind of vegetable
dyes obteined from the plants
and trees.The frescoes helped
locals to learn the religion
very fast.Then Christianity
became the area in a short
period.You will be travelling to
those ages and imagining the
living conditions of them while
visiting the caves they lived.
E - UÇHİSAR
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Uçhisar : Here is the small
village which is famous with a
huge castle used by Chiristians.There
were 3 castles like this located
in the area.The others are in
Ortahisar and Ürgüp. The
formations of these 3 castles
are very similar to each orher.Allthough
the idea is not for sure,it's
told all were connected to each
orher with tunnels.All were used
by Byzantines as castles to
defend the cities in the war
times.Among them,the highest one
is Uçhisar with 100 metres hight.
And there is a magnificient
panaromic view on top of Uçhisar
meaning top castle in)
Turkish.
When you climb up to top of
citadel you also have a chance
to see all rooms connected with
tunnels and stairs.But it's
unfortunately impossible to see
all of them after the collapse
in recent years.
F - PEGION VALLEY
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