There are unique landscapes and then there is Cappadocia. Because we think this famed wonderland is so worth a visit, we’ve constructed this short Cappadocia extension to any of our Turkey trips. Cappadocia’s fairy landscapes are the result of seas of volcanic ash solidified into soft stone, or tufa, which in turn eroded magically into deep valleys, needle-like towers, and irregular cones. Early Christians, on the run from the Arabs, carved sanctuaries into the tufa; some of these complex mazes of homes, churches, and passageways—like the fabulous underground city of Derinkuyu—were dug eight stories underground. The Byzantine frescoes of Cappadocia’s famed cave churches are among the most moving expressions of early Christian art in the world.

Day 1: fly to Kayseri and on to Cappadocia • Days 2 & 3: Cappadocia • Day 4: depart Istanbul.

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