Cappadocia

You know, the situation where people postpone many places in Turkey by saying "it's my country anyway, I'll definitely go there one day", that ridiculous situation can be considered as a one-sentence summary of why we met Cappadocia so late. Yes, of course, we visited when we were little, thanks to our families, but it was obvious that it would not be equivalent to seeing it with our current consciousness. Because, as you know, there may be situations where you remember the dog you loved or the ice cream you ate in the places you visited when you were a kid, more than what you saw during your travels. (Or maybe our subconscious and memory are exhausted, we don't know) Finally, as people called "travelers", the shame of not being able to discover Cappadocia reached its peak and we immediately started a plan without further ado. We couldn't figure out which period we would go, because it looked different, snowy and sunny. On the one hand, we wanted to capture sunny photos of those balloons rising, on the other hand, we were going crazy to see these strange landforms covered in snow.

Finally, we decided, let's go in March, let's look through this door and let it go according to whatever surprise March offers us, which is the root of the problems like having to burn picks and shovels. What happened then? March did something super sweet! The first 2 days we were in Cappadocia were snowy, and the next 2 days were sunny. What a sweet moon you are, what nice surprises these are, my March.. When March and Cappadocia offered us more than we wanted, it was impossible not to love this place. In fact, we could not understand how an incredible geography like Cappadocia was not more popular and did not gain a greater fame around the world. We want to say the cliché "If such a place were in France, who knows how they would market it..." 300 more times, and call everyone one by one and praise Cappadocia. Yes, of course everyone in Turkey knows about the existence of Cappadocia, but we think it should become a much bigger event! Anyway, let's continue our Cappadocia Travel Guide before moving on to the cheating stage.

Sir, it is not possible for us to give you such a great scientific explanation, but it cannot be done without giving a short summary, because we are really talking about a very strange geography. Cappadocia took its form as the layers formed by the lava sprayed by the majestic Mount Erciyes, the beautiful Hasan Mountain and Göllü Mountain (was this a chain noun phrase?) that will accompany you in the background as you wander around the area, eroded over time. Don't pay attention to what we are explaining as if it is a very simple thing, if anyone understands how it has reached this point by eroding, please tell us. Although Nevşehir comes to the fore as a region, if you want to do a full-scale Cappadocia tour, you need to go to the provinces of Aksaray, Niğde, Kırşehir and Kayseri. If you think that the only features of the region are fairy chimneys and balloons, you are wrong. You know, that trip to Iceland that we praised so much and will probably continue to praise for the rest of our lives? It is very likely that if we had seen Cappadocia before Iceland, we would have found Iceland's natural structure a little more normal. Because Cappadocia reminded me of Iceland in some places with its valleys, landforms and other natural formations. Of course, the houses, churches and living spaces carved into the rocks are completely unique to Cappadocia, we will talk about them in more detail below.

 

 

Without further ado, here is the Cappadocia Travel Guide!

 

 

 

 

 

 

When to Go to Cappadocia?

 

 

 

 

In our opinion, there is no such thing as the best time to go to Cappadocia. Because this is one of the places that literally offers you a different feature in every season. Therefore, you can decide when to visit Cappadocia entirely according to your personal preference. If we go into more detail about the subject according to periods;

 

 

Winter in Cappadocia: If you listened to the lesson for a little while during your primary school years instead of playing with the ooh or scribbling the name of your favorite band on the side of the notebook, you may remember that sentence that starts like this; “Summers are hot and dry, winters are cold and rainy..” Yes, you guessed it! The continental climate itself! As such, you may encounter problems such as snowfall in winter, your butt freezing to numbness at night, and facial paralysis due to wind in valleys and open areas. Let us also add that if you intend to ride a balloon, it may be difficult or impossible to ride a balloon in the winter in Cappadocia due to weather conditions. Especially on windy and rainy days, you do not have the chance to ride a balloon. Still, it is beautiful to see Cappadocia under the snow. If you dare, you will experience this place in a very different way, we think it is worth going.

 

 

Summer in Cappadocia: To go to Cappadocia in summer, we would like to remind you of the first part of the sentences we made about the continental climate: "Summers are hot and dry". Well? So, if you try to go there, especially in July and August, you may come across a period where hayballs in Western movies are spinning around and you suspect that your brain is melting because of the heat. If you ask us