The borders of Cappadocia stretched from the Taurus Mountains in the south to the Eastern Black Sea coast in the north, from Aksaray in the west to Malatya in the east. Afterwards, it was divided into two as Cappadocia around Pontus and Great Cappadocia. Today, the Cappadocia region includes the provinces of Aksaray, Kırşehir, Kayseri and Niğde , with Nevşehir in the center .
successive eruption of many volcanoes in the region, especially Erciyes and Hasan Mountain , over millions of years, the ash and lava coming out of the volcanoes accumulate, cool, and erode due to natural reasons. This process creates fairy chimneys , valleys and kirgıbaylars , which have characteristics unique to the region. These natural formations and churches carved into the rock , half-carved and half-stacked mansions , activity and balloon departure points are mostly seen in the towns of Nevşehir. Ürgüp, Avanos, Uçhisar, Göreme, Çavuşin, Ortahisar, Mustafapaşa are among these towns. Accommodation options consisting of caves and stone hotels are also usually found here. Kaymaklı Underground City and Derinkuyu Underground City stand out among the underground cities seen in many parts of the region . There are thermal springs in Kozaklı and Bayramhacı towns. Hacibektas is known for its religious tourism. Ihlara Valley located within the borders of Aksaray includes the towns of Ihlara and Selime in the town of Güzelyurt and the villages of Yaprakhisar and Belisırma . Erciyes Mountain, which has an important place in our country with winter sports, is within the borders of Kayseri province.
Nevşehir, the center of Cappadocia
Cappadocia If you want to reach the region by bus, it will make your job easier to buy your ticket at Nevşehir Adnan Menderes Terminal . So much so that the sightseeing areas of the region mainly consist of settlements connected to Nevşehir. For accommodation areas, especially Ürgüp, Avanos, Uçhisar, Göreme, Ortahisar, Çavuşin, Mustafapaşa and its immediate surroundings of Nevşehir province stand out. There are many accommodation options in Kozaklı , which is known for its spa tourism.
You can find direct bus services to Nevşehir from almost all cities. Many bus companies such as Kamil Koç , which has gained customer satisfaction with a great growth in recent years, Nevşehirliler Seyahat and Öncü Seyahat , which are Nevşehir companies, organize expeditions to Nevşehir and other cities from Nevşehir. You can also take a look at the local companies of the cities you will come to, who organize expeditions to Nevşehir. Konya and Kırıkkale , the surrounding provinces of the Cappadocia region ; An average of 4 hours from Yozgat; An average of 4 hours and 30 minutes from Ankara and Sivas; You can reach Cappadocia by bus ride from Mersin, Adana and Kahramanmaraş in approximately 5 hours and 30 minutes .
You can reach Cappadocia with an average of 10-12 hours bus ride from Istanbul. Getting to Cappadocia by bus takes an average of 10-12 hours from Izmir and 10 hours from Antalya. You will reach Cappadocia with a bus journey of approximately 16 hours from Trabzon, 13 hours from Giresun, and 9 hours from Samsun on average . The bus journey to Cappadocia takes an average of 16 hours from Van, which is among our eastern provinces, and approximately 11 hours from Diyarbakır and Erzurum.
Before you buy your ticket, you can get information from the company employees about whether there are shuttles to reach the towns from the Nevşehir terminal . Apart from this, you can reach the city center by taxi and minibuses , and from here you can go to other towns by taxi and minibus. After reaching the Cappadocia region by bus, you can visit the Cappadocia region with different options .
