Underground city

Our day started with a steep climb out of the valley again. Back at the top, we could finally see Mt. Hasan, one of the 3 volcanoes in this region that caused those fascinating rock formations with their eruptions. Cycling was like visiting an open air museum, the landscape and the villages were just beautiful! We passed the villages of Ihlara and Ilisu with their old Greek stone houses, we got more great views of Ihlara valley and another canyon near Güzelyurt and found a couple of scenic dirt roads as well.
In Güzelyurt, Sadegh invited us for some tea, told us more about Güzelyurt and showed us his home: a renovated Greek stone house. It was actually very cosy inside! We also made his Dutch wife who woke up during our tour through the house. In the end, he gave us some cucumbers and tomatoes from his garden to take with us.
We had our real breakfast in the centre of Güzelyurt before continuing our ride. We passed many small volcanoes and really enjoyed the colours around us given by the volcanic landscape.
In Derinkuyu, we visited an underground city which was awesome! It has 8 floors and is, according to the signs, the biggest in the world. It was fun walking and climbing around. It's crazy what our ancestors have carved in the rock!
As Derinkuyu itself wasn't too appealing, we decided to continue all the way to Göreme, the heart of Cappadocia. It's very touristy, however, the landscape here is unreal. But more about this tomorrow.. . So far, we found a small hotel and relaxed in the backyard.Read more