Gorome, Cappadocia, Central TURKEY

They say....Goreme is Turkey's answer to the famous Grand Canyon in the USA. Well...not exactly...but more stunning in a different way. Similarly to Petra, Jordan, you're not sure who should get the prize for the hard work...nature or man. Well, again, I would give a shared award to both.

Goreme and the surrounding area is a geological wonderland where you will find the most amazing and indescribably beautiful landscapes in the world. Its a perfect example of nature playing sculptor!! Millions of years ago, the region was covered with lava. Through the years, the unique landscape evolved from the erosion of the ash sediments by wind, sun, rain and snow, sculpting the land into countless, strangely-shaped capped columns, pyramids and cones known as 'fairy chimneys'. Man then came along and carved houses into these rocks. And that's not all. Man also went ahead and carved a city of up to eight levels deep under the earth (often just shaping and extending the underground natural grotto's into a huge underground city.

Most amazıng ıs the Underground City of Kaymakli which was cut out of volcanic tufa as deep as 300 feet during the period covering the 6th to the 10th centuries. It is possible to descend through eight floor levels of the city by means of a labyrinth of tunnels.

Cappadocia wınes, good food, an amazing natural wonderful, cosy guesthouses - what more do you want!