Capaadocia is an amazing area in the east of Turkey, with a rather rich history and wonderful underground cities. The cave settlements and the Görem National Park, which are located on the territory of Kapadokia are included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
It is impossible to call this edge of the resort or recreation area, as it is rather a place of pilgrimage of tourists from different parts of the world. The attractiveness of Capaadocia is the amazing natural architectural facilities consisting of volcanic sediments and under the influence of the time that made their unique appearance. Due to the fact that the tuff that is the main component of these rocks is very soft material and is well aware of processing, starting from about the second-first millennium BC, this area becomes an object for settlement of various nations and especially for monks and hermits hiding from persecution and persecution As a result, with the time there were whole cave cities with thousands of temples and monasteries walked in the rocks. Today there are six such cities, although all the territory has not fully studied and it is possible that there are still no settlements found.
The device and architecture of the ancient cave cities amazing the imagination with its beauty and splendor. Many rooms are located at an altitude of more than forty meters and it was possible to get into them only with the help of rope stairs, which was good protection and refuge in the times of persecution and raids of militant tribes. Multi-level engineering facilities with storerooms for food reserves and collecting drinking water allowed for a long time not to descend on the plain, which was used only for sowing and harvesting, and sometimes for grazing of livestock, which was also kept in underground pens.
Capaadocia history is very interesting and diverse. You can talk about it for a very long time and whole books are written about it. For example, it was in Kapadokia in the third century a holy georgy victorious, one of the most revered Orthodox saints, who was executed on April 23, 303 AD. In the city of Nicomedia, the current Izmith, which is located near Istanbul on the shores of the Marmara Sea. And many other interesting facts from the history of Kapadokia can be found by visiting this amazing edge. And the murals and frescoes of cave churches and monasteries just amaze imagination with their beauty and uniqueness.
If you are in Turkey and you will have the opportunity to get to Kapadokia, do not miss this chance. By the way, you can buy an excursion at any of Turkey resorts. The cost of a two-day excursion includes the flight, accommodation in the hotel and food varies in the area of 100-150 dollars. With young children, a visit to this excursion will be a bit difficult, since during a visit to the cave cities you have to walk not much on foot, and in fairly crossed terrain. Therefore, going to Kapadokia Think of a comfortable shoe in which you will have to travel.
The last inhabitants of the cave cities left their dwellings only in the middle of the last century, that is, only 50-60 years ago, although the local population of tuff cliffs are used to this day. The extensions are made to them, and the caves use as storage rooms and even residential premises, as well as for premises of cafes and restaurants.
