From bizarre 'fairy chimneys' to subterranean cities, Turkey's Cappadocia region is the real surreal world By Vicki Haddock, Special to The Chronicle March 16, 2008 ...

GOREME, TURKEY – This is probably as close as it gets to the lunar surface, an “unearthly” setting worthy of anything that Spielberg or Lucas ever brought to the big screen. We are in ...

GOREME, Turkey -- While countless years of erosion shaped the unique landscape of the Goreme Valley, for centuries, residents of the historic region of Cappadocia used the natural resource to ...

You could spend the full day at Goreme, but there’s more to see. For a second stop, some try Monks Valley, where fairy chimneys tower above the crowds walking among them.

Cappadocia, a historical site in central Anatolia recognized by UNESCO, is one of Turkey's most visited touristic areas. But how does Turkey protect its unique fairy chimneys? Especially when no ...

Cappadocia, Turkey: Your Ultimate Guide to Fairy Chimneys, Hot Air Balloons & Ancient Wonders ([email protected] Mongkolchon Akesin/Mongkolchon - stock.adobe.com) By LA Times Studios Staff Contact ...

Surrounded by ‘fairy chimneys’, the cinnamon-coloured town of Goreme in Cappadocia (Turkey), is a natural art gallery of sorts snatched right out of one of the Grimms Brothers’ tales.

GOREME, Turkey (CNN) -- "These are the fairy chimneys," our guide Alec said, pointing to a hill covered in large, strangely shaped rocks. "This one is a camel. That one over there is the Virgin Mary." ...

“Greeting the dawn in a balloon, high over Goreme National Park, Cappadocia, Turkey. Not being a morning person, I found floating toward a volcano above the unique terrain of fairy chimneys, in ...