Full Day Tour to the Heart of Cappadocia

Cappadocia is one of the most beautiful natural wonders in the world, which in reality actually looks far better than its pictures, trust me! On this tour, we'd go on a journey into the past by visiting one of the earliest inhabited and latest abandoned monastic settlements in Cappadocia! In addition to this, we'd see artworks that would be found in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings dating from as early as the 10th century. I have actually personally guided the Patriarch of the Greek Orthodox Church not once, not twice but three times in Cappadocia! Moreover, I have plenty of information about the Early Christian History & Art in Cappadocia that I'd love to share with you. One of the most fun parts of the tour will be getting our hands wet at a local pottery workhop where people have been making the art of pottery over 6000 years. Let's explore Cappadocia’s almost Martian landscape together!

·We'll first meet at the reception of your hotel and start the day heading to Cappadocia's Devrent Valley, where the rock formations are amazing! ·Next, we'll walk through the Zelve Open Air Museum with its troglodyte houses. ·After Zelve, we'll visit Pasabag’s “fairy chimneys”, where the voice of the wind harmonizes with the songs of the fairies. ·From here we'll pause at Avanos, a centre of terracotta art since 2,000 BC, for a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop and a delicious lunch if you're hungry. ·Afterwards, we'd visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum to see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia. ·We'll complete the tour with a visit to Ortahisar.