Sitting at the meeting point of Asia and Europe, Turkey is a unique blend of east-meets-west culture, where up-to-date cities sit side-by-side with ancient landmarks and world-class beach resorts. The ...

Did you know that up to 20,000 people lived underground in Cappadocia for safety? This area, located in central Turkey, is full of marvels. It’s famous for its unusual rock formations, shaped like ...

Where are you going this year? As journeys for a yearly sojourn start taking shape, consider Asia Minor. The climate mirrors our own Southern California weather, with mild winters and hotter summers, ...

Some of the main towns in Cappadocia are Uchisar, Ürgüp, Ortahisar, and Cavusin. Göreme is the main town in Cappadocia, and it’s packed full of things to do. The above map marks out roughly the region ...

There’s something in the air in Cappadocia. Some say it’s the winged spirits — ‘peri’, in Turkish — that reputedly inhabit the region’s famous, phallic geological marvels, ‘fairy chimneys’. In the ...

I’m standing at the summit of Uçhisar castle, the highest point in Cappadocia, Turkey, and reachable by climbing some 120 lung-busting steps. Surveying the otherworldly landscape of conical rock ...

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