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Hot-air ballooning in Cappadocia
We run the rule
over a region of
Turkey known for
its strange volcanic
rock formations and
underground cities
Göreme National Park
was made a UNESCO
World Heritage site in
1985; Göreme Open-
Air Museum features
rock-cut churches
and frescoes
goreme.com
The region was
invaded by Hittites,
Persians and Romans,
among others, so
locals used the caves
to hide. Christians
fleeng persecution
established
monasteries here
Neolithic man carved
cave dwellings into the
soft rock. There are
36 underground cities
in Cappadocia
The landscape near
Göreme, in the
Cappadocia region,
was formed by ancient
volcanic eruptions.
The ash settled as
soft rock which
was eroded by the
elements into pillars,
some as tall as 40m
IMAGE AND WORDS: KRISTEN DOBBIN
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