Monks Valley is uninhabited now ... and the highest point in the whole of Cappadocia. The stunning panorama from the upper floors, reached by a winding outer stone staircase, leaves me spellbound ...

So-called fairy chimneys in Pasabag, or Monks Valley. Photo Credit: Nadine Godwin Marketing for central Turkiye's Cappadocia relies heavily on photos of colorful hot-air balloons floating above ...

Monks Valley allegedly received its name as monks ... You will not forget the stunning valleys and the vast vineyards below. Cappadocia’s fairy chimneys and their prehistoric stories do not ...

Cappadocia isn’t really the name of a town ... Not very far is the Pasabag Valley, also called Monks Valley. The distinguishing aspect of these rocks is that they resemble giant mushrooms.

This is Cappadocia, central Turkey ... where ordinary people lived next door to monks. When the volcanic ash cooled down, it left behind soft porous rock called tufa. Over thousands of years ...

Cappadocia has an amazing and spectacular landscape of cave-like dwellings, the animal rock formations of Devrent Valley, fairy chimneys of Monks Valley, towns such as Mustafapasa, and the rock ...