If you'd like to go this route, I highly recommend downloading the AllTrails app, which has maps of the region's trails. Cappadocia's trails can be winding and confusing, so a good map is essential.

In Cappadocia, the region is famous for its Testi kebabs, otherwise known as clay pot kebabs. Inside a clay pot, you have a stew of meat and vegetables, which is then cooked over an open fire ...

Ancient volcanic eruptions and centuries of erosion have given the Cappadocia region of central Turkey one of the most distinctive landscapes in the country, if not the world. Its undulating, rose ...

When to Visit. Cappadocia is settled on a high, dry plateau in the middle of Turkey. The region is one of hot, dry summers and cold, sometimes snowy, winters.

NG MAPS. In 2014, those tunnels led ... Turkey’s Cappadocia region is famous for its subterranean safe houses carved from tuff—a light, porous rock composed of volcanic ash. Photograph by ...

Trekkers dream of Cappadocia as the region’s hiking routes have very beautiful vista points that combine natural beauty with rock-cut churches, highlighting the remains of ancient settlements.

I wasn’t alone in my craving for a hot air balloon ride over Cappadocia. In 2024, a record-setting 933,000 people visited the region for just that reason. The activity is a relatively recent ...

With fairy chimneys and pillars, river valleys and cliffs, Cappadocia is a magnificent sight to behold from a hot air balloon. Plan ahead with these tips.

Cappadocia has an abundance of them, as well as rock churches and monasteries. The region is dotted with former farming communities with dwellings and outbuildings carved out of stone, where ...

Cappadocia travel guide: What to do and where to stay in Turkey’s beautiful, otherworldly region. Discover rose-tinted valleys, towering ‘fairy chimneys’ and entire underground cities on a ...

DESTINATION GUIDES: Discover rose-tinted valleys, towering ‘fairy chimneys’ and entire underground cities on a visit to this spectacular area of central Turkey, writes Jennifer Hattam ...