Argeus
Tourism & Travel
Address
Istiklal Cad. No:7
50400 Urgup/Nevsehir
Phone
+ 90 384 3414688
Fax
+ 90 384 3414888
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HIGHLIGHTS OF
CLASSICAL CAPPADOCIA BY MTB (4 DAYS)
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| DAY 1 |
Your arrival day. |
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| DAY 2 |
UZENGI |
On the way to Mustafapasa from Urgup, take the
fist path to right and walk more than 5 minutes.
With a green surrounding and a small stream, it seems
like a private part of Cappadocia which is a great
place for biking and trekking. There one find some
cave dwellings with dovecots and little natural
springs.
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Ortahisar, which means, "middle fortress"
in Turkish, is situated between Urgup and Uchisar.
It has the second largest piece of rock in the area
used as a fortress to defence the village. The village
is also famous with its cool - air storages. You
can find many of these natural air-conditioned rooms
all around the town used for keep lemons and oranges
from Mediterranean, potatoes from the area and apples
from Nigde.
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Rose Valley is in the same large valley group
of Red Valley. While Red valley is a perfect place
for walking, Rose Valley is great for biking.
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Part of the village is now abandoned because of
frequent rock falls, the Church of St John at Cavusin,
believed to date from the 5th c, is probably the
oldest Christian building in Cappadocia.
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The best place to see three-headed 'fairy chimney'.
Pasabag, the Pasha's Vineyard, is surrounded by
incredible natural rock formations; a spectacular
scene.
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| DAY 2 |
ZELVE OPEN AIR MUSEUM |
The ancient town of Zelve lies in three adjacent
valleys with buildings carved into the steep sides
of the cliffs. The deserted cave dwellings and rock-cut
churches give a feeling of an Open Air Museum, which
is the right name for the site.
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One magical corner in the countless panoramic
valleys of Cappadocia. Here an unbelievable
landscape with its rock formations and savage
feeling; one of the best place to understand how the
'fairy chimneys' appeared.
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Again with lots of gardens along the stream, this
little branch of the Red River offers beautiful
smooth tracks for cycling, walking and off-road
driving. The green color along the stream rests
your eyes after the "brown" rocky
of Cappadocia.
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| DAY 3 |
SARIHAN CARAVANSERAI |
One of the greatest achievements of the Anatolian
Seljuks was the construction of a network of large
caravanserais in Anatolia. Having achieved political
stability, centralisation of power and control of
the overland trade, Seljuks began to open up a network
of international trade routes, adapting their military
and economic policies to the trade, to which they
accorded very great importance. International trade
between Anatolia and the Near East, Central Asia
and Europe was carried by the caravans, with caravanserais
providing overnight accommodation, food and security
for the travellers, as well as serving as staging
post for the armies.
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A center of terra cotta work of art since 3000
BC, it is a town where you certainly will be invited to visit
a traditional pottery workshop, which is possibly
set deep into the hillsides. The clay, which comes
from the Red River passing through the town, gives
life both to the land and to the local economy.
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This valley got its name from the bizarre rock
formation spread around. Unbelievable and definitely
worth seeing.
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Uchisar is a troglodyte town situated right in
the middle of Cappadocia. It is named after the
enormous piece of rock in the center of the town,
which was once used as a castle. This extraordinary
rock is the highest peak of the area with the view
of whole Cappadocia and Erciyes (Argeus) Mountain.
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Pancarlik is an isolated valley behind Urgup.
It has beautiful rock formation with some great
hidden rock-carved churches. The most interesting
part of this area is the countless tracks connecting
the small villages and towns through vineyards and
gardens like a spider net. It is always possible
to see villagers working in the area and offering
grapes, apples or apricots to you. Pancarlik Church
is the largest and shouldn't be missed.
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KAYMAKLI UNDERGROUND CITY |
Kaymakli and Derinkuyu underground cities are
the two largest and deepest of the 40 others in
Cappadocia. They both have eight floors, although
not all are open to the public.
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Pigeon Valley name comes from the pigeon houses
carved on the cliffs of it. The valley starts in
Uchisar and goes down to Goreme village. There are
still some gardens in the base of the valley owned
by the local people.
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Goreme is one of the most beautiful towns of Cappadocia
with its fairy chimney houses and dwellings. It
seems like a fairy village when you see it from
a distance. The Open Air Museum is just a
kilometer away from Goreme.
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GOREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM |
Goreme was known, in the ancient times, as Korama.
The first references to it are in the early 7th
c Acts of St Hieron, a 3rd C. saint who was a native
of Matianoi, or the modern Maccan. Goreme is an
amphitheatre of ample portions surrounded by steep
cliffs leading to a pleasant, verdant valley, which
puzzles every single visitor, by the interesting
access to many of the caves. The place we refer
as the Goreme Open Air Museum is located in a small
part of the whole valley, and right next door to
the modern village of Goreme. It must have been
such a convenient place to dwell that Goreme acted
as one of the most important monastic settlements
in the early Christian ages.
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Goreme Open Air Museum has so many churches,
monasteries, chapels and refectories carved in
nearly the same century. Some of these churches
painted in different periods with different
techniques. The Dark Church has the best frescoes of
Cappadocia, maybe Turkey !!!
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2 Pax |
USD 835 |
3 Pax |
USD 690 |
4 Pax |
USD 615 |
5 Pax |
USD 575 |
6 Pax |
USD 545 |
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