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TOUR :::1
**Dervent valley of which other name Imagination Valley is the best place to see how volcanic forms came out in different shapes.
**Pasabagı is where St. Simon spent his time in a cell carved in a three-headed fairy chimney that is seen rarely in Cappadocia.
**Avanos, also known as Venessa, is famous for its pottery whıch has been an important handwork for centuries from the Hittites to now. It is divided by Red River, the longest river of Turkey.
** Göreme is most visited town, Göreme Open Air Museum is a complex you can see how Christianity extended in this area and follow the holly scenes in church frescoes
** Esentepe gives a panoramic photo of Göreme town
** Uçhisar that means highest, is the third castle, after Ürgüp and Ortahisar, once upon a time used for defence and communication.
** Pigeon valley is an example of how local people use pigeons for agriculture as pigeon dung is beneficial to land’s productivity.
TOUR 2
** Kızılçukur Valley is a good trekking path, settled by Christian monks, also best places to watch sunset.
** Çavusin is one of the oldest settlement of Cappadocia which dates back to 5th century.
** Kaymaklı Underground City, settled from Hittites period to 11th century, includes stable in the first floor, cemetery and church in the second floor, wineries, kitchen.
** Mustafapaşa, formerly known as Sinasos, that can be seen St. Helen and Constantin church, a building, belonging to Ottoman period.
TOUR 3
** Derinkuyu Underground City, used as shelter for centuries, consists of hundred rooms, stable, kitchen, church, storage, missionary school and goes down to 70 meters.
**Ağzıkarahan Caravanserai, built on the way of Silk Road by Seljuk Empire in 13th century for traders, also the area has developed insurance system.
**Selime is the end of Ihlara valley with an impressive monastery and settlement.
** Ihlara Valley is a 14 km.-long-valley which has early period churches carved into rocks in two sides of Melendız Stream in the canyon.
Tour 4
**Soganli Valley, consistingof two parts, settled from the Romans period. The slopes of valley used as cemetery by Romans, church by Byzantine.
**Keslik Monastery, one of the oldest monasteries of Cappadocia, at 10 meter height, carved inside rock one side of which belongs to 8th century, the other to13th century.
** Cemil, a Greek village with its well-decorated houses and excellent nature.
**Damsa Dam, built between 1965 and 1971 with the aim of watering. The best area for having a picnic in shadows of trees.
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