Tuesday 9 August 2011

cappadocia caves history

First stop this morning was at the Museum of Anatolian Civilisations which was a very interesting little museum. Unfortunately, part of the museum was closed due to renovations but we still got to see some great relics from the times when the local inhabitants were cave dwellers up to fairly recent eras. There was artifacts from the Hittites (often famous for their conflicts with the Ancient Egyptians), Phrygian (from which the history and myth of King Midas comes), etc.

from caves where history,
from caves where history,

Photo: Livingroom of Cave
Photo: Livingroom of Cave

Exploring Cappadocia
Exploring Cappadocia

Cappadocia History
Cappadocia History

Cappadocia Cappadocia St Basil
Cappadocia Cappadocia St Basil

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Hotel Argos is built from a series of historic mansions that are linked together by caves and tunnels in Cappadocia, Turkey. The Argos was renovated to match.
Hotel & Spa Argos – Cappadocia, Turkey | stupidDOPE.com

Our tour guide, Ergun, is extremely passionate about Turkey, its history & the people that have shaped the nation that it is today, such as Mustafa Ataturk; so much so that his enthusiasm is infectious. But his enthusiasm has risen to new heights as Cappadocia is... Sidenote: as you may guess from the photo's below,the whole region of Cappadocia is littered with these unusual spires/pinnacles & cave dwellings. The stone was described by Ergun as a volcanic sand...
cappadocia caves history

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