Twin Fairy Chimneys, Ürgüp, Nevşehir, Turket
Blanketed with a thin mist, the chilly morning air greeted us as we made our way into our private coach that would take us through the winding roads of the hilly Cappadocia region. A UNESCO World Heritage site, Cappadocia is laced with some of the world’s most stunning geological anomalies called “fairy chimneys”.
With unusual landscapes on both sides of the road, it was hard not to visualise the valley as a scene from a lunar landscape photo. These large pointy or mushroom-shaped cones made from solidified ash spewn from volcanoes some 8000 years ago are generally found in the valleys of the Uchisar-Ürgüp-Avanos triangle, between Urgup and Sahinefendi, around the town of Cat in Nevsehir, in the Sogani valley in Kayseri, and in the village of Selime in Aksaray.
Epic Turkey Culture & Adventure Route © Monika Newbound
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