Paşabağ (Monks Valley)
Paşabağ, also called Monks Valley, sits on the road between Avanos and Göreme and shows Cappadocia's oddest fairy chimneys: tall pillars with double and triple basalt caps. Hermits carved cells and tiny chapels into the soft tuff; some pillars stand alone, others merge with neighbouring cliffs. It is the clearest place to see how wind erosion leaves a hard basalt hat on softer volcanic rock.
Tours visiting this place
Reports from these routes
Our entire group gathered at the small, cramped Zhulyany airport long before departure. Flying up to Antalya, I gazed with delight at the snow-capped mountains and picturesque…
Yes, Cappadocia is a fairy tale! Real. Although we brought a bunch of photos from the hike, they only partially convey the impressions of what surrounded us during the journey.…
So, the Lycian Way has been completed and our team, comfortably accommodated in the bus, returns to Antalya. Some will have a rest at the hotel and a flight home, while others will…
Photo report on the tour to Cappadocia (Türkiye) in May 2016 I have been to Cappadocia many times already and it would seem that I had the opportunity to photograph every corner of…
It has been a long-standing desire of mine to visit Cappadocia; I have always wanted to visit it in October, since I think this is the ideal and most comfortable time here. In…