5 Best Things to do in Cappadocia Turkey

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From the unusual natural sceneries to its rock-hewn churches and frescos, discovering all of Cappadocia is like wanting to eat one whole Enchilada with just a bite. You will not get to discover all it’s different flavors and you will probably end up having a stomach ache.

The endless historic and geographical sites make this Turkish National Park very difficult to discover in one visit.

Cappadocia is a region of central Turkey that is popular with tourists for its hot air balloons and spectacular desert landscapes and rock formations. Göreme is the main town in Cappadocia and it’s packed full of things to do.

Göreme Historical National Park is a national park in central Turkey. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985 under the name Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia.

The landscape with the various pillars, rock towers, and other hoodoo rock formations is the highlight of a visit to Göreme National Park.

Cappadocia goes a long way back. From 1800 B.C. Hittite settlers used the soft volcanic rock to carve caves for shelter to the cave room hotels of today. Imagine trying to explore a couple of thousand years in just a couple of days: Impossible!

Seek to experience Cappadocia as if it were your own Enchilada to eat, enjoying piece by piece. Even if you don’t finish it all, the taste will last for a lifetime.

Let’s have a look at the 5 best things to do in Cappadocia, Turkey. (This post is written by Roberto S. Gallegos Ricci)

1. Göreme Open Air Museum Rock Cut Churches

The Goreme Open Air Museum is a complex of churches cut into volcanic rock during the Middle Ages & decorated with frescoes.

The group of rock cut churches feature the Apple Church, Chapel of St. Barbara, Chapel of St. Catherine and the so called Dark Church, that will satisfy any art standards with the painted frescos inside them.

Goreme Open Air Museum hosts the most important Byzantine cave churches in the world that where the monks and nuns pursued monastic life.

This UNESCO World Heritage site is an essential stop on any Cappadocian itinerary.

My personal favorite is the Tokali Kilise or Buckle Church 50m down the hill from the entrance. It features an impressive well preserved small fresco of the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus on the far end of the…