GOREME, Turkey -- The word most often used to describe Cappadocia is "otherworldly." The harsh dry land of undulating hills and valleys is reminiscent of South Dakota's Badlands, with its pastel ...

These house a range of stand-out attractions, from the castles at Ortahisar and Uchisar to the famous ‘fairy chimney’ rock formations of Urgup and Goreme.

With endless historic and geographical sites, fairy chimneys and rock-cut churches, endless valleys to hike and hidden gems to uncover, there are so many things to do in Cappadocia you will find ...

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 ...

Cappadocia is an upside-down world: its cities are subterranean, while its overground landscape is like the interior of a cave system, covered in stalagmite-like rock pillars known as fairy chimneys.

2012 Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia. Map showing Karain site Clarification / adopted 2012 Goreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia. Map showing Karlik site ...

Set in central Turkey’s otherworldly Сappadocia region, this year’s iteration of the Echoes From Agartha festival continued to tell its elusive story.