Helike Cave Hotel

Cappadocia is a historical region home to unique nature and history, and is listed among UNESCO World Heritage Sites. What makes Cappadocia so special are its valleys and “fairy chimneys”, rock formations that are the result of volcanic explosions from millions of year ago and later on erosion. Since the old ages, humans have played a role in Cappadocia’s history by carving underground cities, monasteries and houses into these unique geological structures.

The region historically is in the central region of Turkey, and the touristic Cappadocia region is in between Mount Erciyes and Mount Hasan within the borders of provinces Niğde and especially Nevşehir. The most visited underground cities, valleys, fairy chimneys, and churches are within and around the towns Avanos, Ürgüp and Uçhisar, the Cappadocia triangle.

Uçhisar is the western corner of the Cappadocia triangle and the door of Cappadocia. The biggest fairy chimney of the entire region is the Uçhisar Castle, and the region’s very first valley is Uçhisar’s Pigeon Valley. The oldest settlement of Uçhisar is in front of the Castle, right next to the Pigeon Valley.