http://www.cappadociahilton.com Cappadocia Hilton Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:57:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This is a monastery church carved from the rock in Gumusler,  8km to the northeast of Nigde, 4 km from the Nigde-Kayseri road.  This 10th century monastery is entered via a vaulted door.  The church is situated to the north side of the courtyard, while rooms carved from the ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/eski-gumus-the-monastery-of-gumusler.html Selime is situated at the end of the Ihlara Canyon.  Fairy chimneys rest on the steep hillside, and a basilica style cathedral, the Seljuk tomb of Selime Sultan, whom the town was named after, a hollowed out citadel and churches are also found here. http://www.cappadociahilton.com/selime.html This valley is situated 40km from Aksaray and can be reached making a turn at the 11th km of the Aksaray-Nevsehir road.  The canyon was created by the cracking and collapsing which occurred as a result of ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/ihlara-canyon.html Aksaray is built at the base of Mt. Hasan, on a large plain at a central crossing point for roads leading in all directions.  It derives its name from the Cappadocian King, Archelaos and was an important town especially in the Roman Period. The name was ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/aksaray.html The old name of Gulsehir, situated on the southern bank of the Red River, 20km from Nevsehir, is Arapsun and in ancient times it was called "Zoropassos". The Ottoman Grand Vizier Karavezir Mehmet Seyyid Pasha did the same thing in Gulsehir as Damat Ibrahim Pasha did in Nevsehir and a ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/gulsehir.html Ortahisar citadel, built both as a defense and as a settlement, is situated 6km from Ürgüp, on the road to Nevsehir. Typical examples of the area's civilian architecture can be found among the houses skirting the citadel.  The sides of the valleys are littered with carved ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/ortahisar-2.html Zelve is situated on the northern slopes of Aktepe, 1km from Pasabaglari. The ruins at Zelve are spread over three valleys, which also house many pointed fairy chimneys with large stems. Zelve was an important settlement and religious area during the 9th ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/zelve-2.html The ancient name of the town of Avanos, which lies 18km to the northeast of Nevsehir, was Vanessa.  The main economic activity in the town is pottery, a craft dating back to the Hittite period.  The red ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/avanos-2.html Mustafapasa, 6km to the south of Urgup, was inhabited by Greek Orthodox families until the beginning of the 20th century.  The houses dating back to the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries display fine examples of stonework.    Gomede valley, to the west of ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/mustafapasa-sinasos.html Uchisar is situated at the highest point in the region, on the Nevsehir-Goreme road, just 7 km from Nevsehir. It is not known when Uchisar was first inhabited , however, in style, it  resembles Ortahisar and the Selime Kalesi (castle) in the Ihlara Region.   The top of the ... http://www.cappadociahilton.com/uchisar-2.html