Kate StanworthCappadocia is an otherworldly landscape of magical rock formations in central Turkey, many of which were carved out and inhabited by troglodytes for long periods in history. Check out the phallic fairy chimneys from a hot air balloon, visit the incredible churches and monasteries cut into the rock, at what is now Göreme’s Open-Air Museum, and stay in a boutique cave hotel in the lovely town of Ürgüp.
Hot air balloon over volcanic tuff rock formations at dawn, Goreme, Cappadocia, Turkey
Fairy chimneys, Love Valley, Cappadocia, Turkey
Hot air balloons over Goreme volcanic tuff rock formations at dawn, Cappadocia, Turkey
Tufa formations, Uchisar, Cappadocia, Turkey
Mosque and rock houses, Urgup, Cappadocia, Turkey
Twilight view of Nevsehir, Cappadocia, Turkey