Thousands of years ago Mount Erciyes erupted, its lava covered an area of some 20,000 square km. For hundreds of years the region encountered unprecedented wind and water erosion. Soil was washed away but the rocks able to withstand the erosion stayed behind in bizarre and wonderful formations. Today, with its surreal, fairytale landscape, Cappadocia is a place that offers astonishing natural beauty. Cappadocia is simply unique, whilst there may be many amazing beaches, forests, jungles in the world, there is only one place like this.

Cappadocia is also one of the worlds oldest inhabited places, recent evidence traces human presence back some 10'000 years. The region has great historical and religious significance. Fleeing persecution from Romans early christians took refuge in the region. The soft rock enabled them to build cave houses, complex underground cities to hide in and hundreds of churches cut out of rock.