Be spellbound by the Cappadocia region, famous for its underground cities, whimsical fairy chimneys and stone churches.

Carved out of a fairy chimney, the church has been restored but is of marginal interest.

Explore delightful underground cities and whimsical fairy chimneys around Goreme.

Consisting of three separate valleys, the ruins of Zelve is the area in Cappadocia with the highest concentration of fairy chimneys.

But the town is a part of Capadocia, a touristic region of Turkey known for fairy chimneys and medieval rock carved churches.

The reds and oranges turning the fairy chimneys the same color as the sky, and hot air balloons beginning to lift off.

Explore valleys dotted with otherworldly fairy chimneys and pigeon houses.

The softer rock was eroded by wind and water, leaving the hard cap rock on top of pillars, forming the present-day fairy chimneys.

The desert region of Cappadocia, with its striking "fairy chimneys" of eroded rock, is an amazing backdrop to a walking, riding or even ballooning holiday.

The complex contains innumerable rooms and passages which also house many pointed fairy chimneys with large stems, at about 40 feet above the valley floor.