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Day 7– 27th February 2018 - Daily regional joined tour in Cappadocia - early morning
balloon ride. Return to hotel pick-up from your hotel at 9.30 am and then we will drive to our first meeting with
Cappadocia, Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley) where can see different rock formations. All rock formations
can be similar with shapes in your daily life. So, it will your imagination. Then, we will see Monks'''' Valley (
PaÅŸabaÄŸ ) also as known pray and stay place of Monks. We can also see here highest fairy chimneys with 2-3
caps. The next station will be Avanos ; we will go for lunch in local restaurant in Avanos after see the making
pottery in a workshop. Avanos is also centre of terra cotta work or art since 3000BC. Then visit the famous
Goreme Open Air Museum was known the centre of Christianity and used for religion education with its
churches ,dormitories, dining rooms, chapels and like many parts in monasteries. Moreover, Byzantine art,
frescoes and paintings also takes place in here. Continue to panoramic view point Esentepe with a unique view
over Goreme, see the all view of Goreme Valley and Goreme Village; cave houses, rock formations and fairy
chimneys. Then, end your day with Uchisar Castle. This tall rock is the highest point of the Goreme Region. We
will come back to hotels at around 05.00 pm.
Overnight and dinner in Cappadocia
Hotel Info: http://www.dilekkayaotel.com/ Breakfast & dinner

Göreme

Göreme (pronounced [ˈɟøɾeme]; Ancient
Greek: Κόραμα, Kòrama), located among the "fairy
chimney" rock formations, is a town in Cappadocia, a
historical region of Turkey. It is in the Nevşehir
Province in Central Anatolia and has a population of
around 2,000 people.
[1]
Known By

Former names of the town have been Korama, Matiana,
Maccan or Machan, and Avcilar. When Göreme Valley
[2]
nearby was designated an important tourist destination, a
"center" for all tourism in Cappadocia, the name of the
town was changed to Göreme for practical reasons.
The Göreme National Park (tr) (Göreme Tarihî Millî Parkı
in Turkish) was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.
[1]
The time that the Göreme was first settled is unclear, but it could date back as the Hittite era, between 1800 and
1200 B.C. The location was central between rivaling empires, such as the Greeks and Persians, leading the natives
to tunnel into the rock to escape the political turmoil. During the Roman era, the area became home
to Christians retreating from Rome. Christianity prevailed as the primary religion in the region, which is evident from
[3]
many rock churches that can still be seen today.
Among Göreme's historically important sites are Ortahane, Durmus Kadir, Yusuf Koc and Bezirhane churches, in
addition to the richly decorated Tokali Kilise, the Apple Church, and a number of homes and pigeon houses carved
straight into the rock formations in the town.

Source Wikipedia