PACHA: elves and fairies live in the fairy tale world

Overlooking the Cappadocia

Only fromTurkeyThe capitalIstanbul(Istanbul) one and a half hour flight, or from the Mediterranean city of Antalya (Antalya), drove six hours, you will come to the scene as if another planet cappadocia.

Cappadocia in Anatolia (Anatolia) Turkey hinterland, in history for a long period of time to retire, not heard. Here, the great power of forged a unique landscape without magic two. This formation originated millions of years ago from Erciyes, Hasandag and Golludag three volcano eruption. A large amount of magma cooling, calcification ejected, solidified into the weathered rock has good plasticity, easy to corrode.

The magic of chimney

Later, basaltic volcano rock more corrosion resistant covering the soft weathered rock. With the passage of time, the basaltic rock fragmentation, will become loose, loose weathered rock again exposed. Slowly, in addition to being basalt like an umbrella to cover up the place, the weathered rock erosion were gully, forming a steep magical landscape (fairychimneys).

This canyon twists and turns, like a maze. The stream flowing through it, the riverbed has gradually formed a difficult to enter the small canyon. In stark contrast to the lush oasis valley bottom wall and barren, dry. The wind, rain and surface runoff together, created as from a fairy tale or a science fiction movie scene: a road, you can see the magic "chimney" as myth some magnificent, towering steep, some like bamboo shoots, some such as column, there are colorful, or undulating hills, and poplar groves the lush green.

The lunar landscape

Time passes very quickly. The history of invaders, constantly interested in cappadocia. The Persians called Cappadocia is "Katpatuka", in the ancient Persian means "thoroughbred country", this is because people use horses as a sacrifice when cappadocia. Surface Kappa do Chea rock landform as if the moon, stretching thousands of miles. And its charm is far more than that.

Dig cave dwelling

Let PACHA have long enjoyed a good reputation and was built in tenth Century, is decorated with colorful frescos of the Byzantine style rock cave church. Walking through the Cappadocia various Canyon is the best way to explore these spectacular rock cave church. One of the most famous should count has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List's Grammy Awards (G.reme) dozens of medieval rock cave church open-air museum including the.