you can taste some of the finest
examples of Turkish cuisine here hi I’m
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re continuing
our travel series with a look at a
region in Turkey called cappadocia
cappadocia is a famous and popular
tourist destination as it has many areas
with unique geological historic and
cultural features Cappadocia is
generally regarded as the plains in the
mountainous region of Eastern central
Anatolia around the upper and middle
reaches of the Red River it was here
that several ancient highways crossed
and different cultures came into contact
with each other
there are many must-see places in
Cappadocia for example fairy chimneys
gourmet valley national park and the
rock fortresses Cappadocia is in the
middle of a once active volcanic region
over many millions of years volcanoes
win rain and ice sculpted what we know
now as Cappadocia as the land eroded the
stones remained in formed conical
structures sometimes reaching as high as
145 feet today we see hundreds of
spectacular pillars and minaret life
forms the volcanic deposits are soft
rocks that the people of the villages at
the heart of the region carved out to
form houses churches and monasteries the
local people called these unique rock
formations fairy chimneys a name that
has endured throughout the ages visitors
can see the chimneys from a hot-air
balloon by walking horse riding or
biking around the valleys
although referred to as cities the
underground cave communities of
Cappadocia probably served more as
temporary shelters rather than as
permanent hidden cities discrete
entrances give way to elaborate
subterranean systems with air shafts
waste chefs Wells chimneys and
connecting passageways the upper levels
were used for living quarters while the
lower levels were used for storage
winemaking flour grinding and worship
and simple chapels
the gourmet open-air museum is the most
visited site of the monastic communities
in Cappadocia and is one of the most
famous sites in central Turkey it is a
complex comprising more than 30 rock
carved churches and chapels containing
some superb frescoes dating from the 9th
to the 11th centuries these cave
frescoes are evidence of the fact that
Cappadocia was one of the earliest areas
of Christian activity every civilization
has its distinct type of pottery
so the archaeologists say and Cappadocia
is far from the exception the soil and
clay of the region are exceptional and
have encouraged potters from ancient to
modern times several establishments that
specialize in contemporary pottery
welcome visitors today
not only to display and sell their wares
but to demonstrate how they are made the
finest Turkish carpets are made in
Cappadocia and there so it is said the
best bargains can be found they are made
in much the same way that they were made
in Marco Polo’s time and of the same
materials wool cotton and silk
examples of Turkish cuisine here hi I’m
Rebecca Brayton and welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re continuing
our travel series with a look at a
region in Turkey called cappadocia
cappadocia is a famous and popular
tourist destination as it has many areas
with unique geological historic and
cultural features Cappadocia is
generally regarded as the plains in the
mountainous region of Eastern central
Anatolia around the upper and middle
reaches of the Red River it was here
that several ancient highways crossed
and different cultures came into contact
with each other
there are many must-see places in
Cappadocia for example fairy chimneys
gourmet valley national park and the
rock fortresses Cappadocia is in the
middle of a once active volcanic region
over many millions of years volcanoes
win rain and ice sculpted what we know
now as Cappadocia as the land eroded the
stones remained in formed conical
structures sometimes reaching as high as
145 feet today we see hundreds of
spectacular pillars and minaret life
forms the volcanic deposits are soft
rocks that the people of the villages at
the heart of the region carved out to
form houses churches and monasteries the
local people called these unique rock
formations fairy chimneys a name that
has endured throughout the ages visitors
can see the chimneys from a hot-air
balloon by walking horse riding or
biking around the valleys
although referred to as cities the
underground cave communities of
Cappadocia probably served more as
temporary shelters rather than as
permanent hidden cities discrete
entrances give way to elaborate
subterranean systems with air shafts
waste chefs Wells chimneys and
connecting passageways the upper levels
were used for living quarters while the
lower levels were used for storage
winemaking flour grinding and worship
and simple chapels
the gourmet open-air museum is the most
visited site of the monastic communities
in Cappadocia and is one of the most
famous sites in central Turkey it is a
complex comprising more than 30 rock
carved churches and chapels containing
some superb frescoes dating from the 9th
to the 11th centuries these cave
frescoes are evidence of the fact that
Cappadocia was one of the earliest areas
of Christian activity every civilization
has its distinct type of pottery
so the archaeologists say and Cappadocia
is far from the exception the soil and
clay of the region are exceptional and
have encouraged potters from ancient to
modern times several establishments that
specialize in contemporary pottery
welcome visitors today
not only to display and sell their wares
but to demonstrate how they are made the
finest Turkish carpets are made in
Cappadocia and there so it is said the
best bargains can be found they are made
in much the same way that they were made
in Marco Polo’s time and of the same
materials wool cotton and silk
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