September 29, 2016 The Keslik Monastery sits just on the outskirts of Taşkinpasa. The Monastery held about 250 people and had two cave churches. The first one is Archangelos church and the other one Saint Stefanos church. There are wonderful frescoes in the Archangelos church, but they are so badly covered with soot that you … Read more
September 30, 2016 Our day began in the Soğanlı Valley, (The Valley of Onions). This is about off the beaten path as you can get, not only due to the drive, but the remoteness of the valley itself. Around the sixth century the Christian inhabitants of this region created a vast network of tunnels into … Read more
September 29, 2016 The Ihlara Valley sits near Mount Hasan and Mount Melendiz, two of the three volcanoes of Cappadocia. The valley is a canyon about 300 feet deep, and was formed by the Melendiz River. Due the valley’s plentiful supply of water and hidden places, this was the first settlement of the first Christians escaping from … Read more
September 29, 2016 The Selimi Cathedral is not a highly visited area, mainly because the walk is extremely difficult. If you are going to do the walk to the top of this mountain I suggest very good shoes. It can be confusing, but important to understand that the entire mountain is called Selime Cathedral. There … Read more
September 29, 2016 Derinkuyu (Deep Well) is just one of many, many underground cities lying underneath Cappadocia. In fact they believe there are at least 36 underground cities in the area, only a few have been excavated. It is really difficult to describe how claustrophobic the spaces are, how one has to stoop over for … Read more
September 28, 2016 Cappadocia is a large region that includes many towns, named by the Persians it means beautiful horses. Today I am in Göreme. The time that the Göreme was first settled is unclear, but it could date back as the Hittite era, between 1800 and 1200 B.C. The location was central between … Read more