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A meticulous restoration of caves, buildings and ruins has created a startling luxury hotel situated on the upper slopes of Uchisar town.
The hotel’s name derives from the abundance of original architectural features such as ornate carved fireplaces, and is richly decorated with period carpets, ceramics and antique figurines.
There’s a beautifully-sited swimming pool, and some of the rooms (all in classic Cappadocian cave style) have their own pools or jacuzzis. The fine a la carte restaurant is supplied by the hotel’s own nearby vegetable garden; guests can join the head chef for cookery demonstrations.
A meticulous restoration of caves, buildings and ruins has created a startling luxury hotel situated on the upper slopes of Uchisar town.
The hotel’s name derives from the abundance of original architectural features such as ornate carved fireplaces, and is richly decorated with period carpets, ceramics and antique figurines.
There’s a beautifully-sited swimming pool, and some of the rooms (all in classic Cappadocian cave style) have their own pools or jacuzzis. The fine a la carte restaurant is supplied by the hotel’s own nearby vegetable garden; guests can join the head chef for cookery demonstrations.
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Goreme, Central Anatolia, Turkey[1.5 miles]
A spectacular 4km stroll through fantastical, magical landscapes. The trail links two of Cappadocia’s best-known towns – Goreme and Uchisar.
Best for ages: 4+ | Free | 1-2 hours
Goreme, Central Anatolia, Turkey[2.2 miles]
One of the world’s great hot-air balloon flights, over a moonscape-esque landscape of arches, caverns, striking spires and eye-popping, giant protuberances resembling gigantic mushrooms.
Best for ages: 10+ | £75 | 4 hours
Goreme, Central Anatolia, Turkey[3.4 miles]
A remarkable natural amphitheatre of rock-hewn, fresco-filled churches and monastic dwellings dating back to Byzantine times. Cappadocia’s most visited site.
Best for ages: 13+ | £10 | 2 hours
Goreme, Central Anatolia, Turkey[4.2 miles]
A beautiful and undemanding 6km valley trail, with rock churches and formations galore, that offers walkers a grand glimpse of the surreal Cappadocian back country.
Best for ages: 8+ | Free | 3 hours
Other worthwhile experiences in this destination if you have the time or the interest, closest first
Goreme, Central Anatolia, Turkey[2.2 miles]
An Aladdin’s cave of a carpet shop, a warren of rooms packed with flat-weave kilims both from the region and Turkey’s other renowned carpet regions, piled, hung and draped in picturesque profusion.
Best for ages: 13+ | Free
Goreme, Central Anatolia, Turkey[4.8 miles]
The region is famous for its sunsets, most famously over the Red and adjacent Rose Valley, so-called for the pinkish tones the soft tufa stone acquires at sunset. Watch the show from the Goreme National Park’s Panorama Viewpoint, lined with simple cafes.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free | 2 hours
Goreme, Central Anatolia, Turkey[6.5 miles]
This 2km walk (from the ticket office) leads you through this beautiful Cappadocian valley, inhabited until the middle of the 20th-century, taking in churches, stables, and monks’ refectories.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free | 1+ hours
Avanos, Central Anatolia, Turkey[8.9 miles]
Huge underground ceramics museum, with impressive collections of ancient clay pieces and other archaeological artefacts displayed in illuminated halls, plus pottery demonstrations and sales.
Best for ages: 18+ | Free
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Central Anatolia, Turkey
Surreal shaped landscapes rich in troglodytic ruins, walking trails and delightful cave hotels in the ancient heart of Anatolia.
