Alps and Turkey 2006

Early morning we reach again Nigde and start the cultural part of our journey - we head to the region of Kapadokya with its underground cities and rock churches and dwellings.

First we take a walk in the biggest underground city in the village of Kaymakli. The upper four floors of the city are opened for visitors. The feeling to be 20-30m under the ground is very interesting!

After Kaymakli we continue our trip to Göreme, the tourist center of Kapadokya, which is situated 11km from the major city in the region - Nevsehir. There we take a room in a rock hostel and in the afternoon visit the Open air museum with interesting churches in the rock pinacles.

First beams over Aladaglar mountain	Underground city under Kaymakli village	Emo in a corridor	A stone door
Ventilation shaft	Kaymakli village	Rock dwellings	Frescos in a rock church
Rock sanctuary	Rock church ruins	Rock dwellings	Göreme in the evening
Kapadokya sunset	The ceiling is really low	Our room in the rocks	Stairway to the light