Pick up from your hotel at 9:30am. In the morning, first meeting with the lunar landscape of Cappadocia: rock formations beyond belief in Devrent valley; visit to Pasabag "fairy chimneys" where the voice of wind mixes with the "songs of fairies". Lunch in Avanos, centre of terra cotta work of art since 3000 BC. and a demonstration in a traditional pottery workshop. Afternoon, visit the famous Goreme Open Air Museum and see the best examples of Byzantine art in Cappadocia in rock-cut churches with frescoes and paintings (10th to 13th century). Climb on top of the Uchisar Rock-Castle to have a panoramic view of the valleys of Cappadocia. Return to your hotel at around 17:00pm. Churches inside the Goreme Open Air Museum: *Saint Basileıs Chapel *Elmalı Church *Saint Barbara Chapel *Yılanlı Church *Karanlık (Drark ) Church *Çarıklı Church
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