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74 reviews 50 travel blogs 69 photos Attraction Type:
Historic walking area, Geological formation, Scenic/historic walking area
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Back to the Caves
... It's a certain place in the area where the cones are quite phallic looking and really cool to photograph. We stopped briefly at Pigeon Valley where there are loads of cave houses and pigeon houses. We didn't walk through but just looked over from the ...
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Classic Cappadocia
... The highlight of the three days we spent here had to be the walking tour. Starting in Goreme, you walk up and through the pragmatically named Pigeon Valley, resplendent with tiny 'dove cotes' (pigeon houses) that riddle the walls for a kilometre or two. ...
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Cappadocia rocks- a lot!!!
... from Spain, France, Turkey, and wherever else. Our tour guide spoke Turkish and English. We first went to Pigeon Valley, where we could see the U-something castle, some trees decorated with hundreds of the evil-eye charms and potteries, and ...
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The Flintstones
... me on his scooter up to the panorama view before we ditched the scooter and hiked in the 90 degree weather through Pigeon Valley up to Uchisar castle. The rock formations of Cappaodica caused by multiple volcano eruptions, date back 10-15 million years ...
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Cappadocia
... in Goreme have to be some of the most visually bizarre nature landscapes that I have seen. The Rose Valley, White Valley, Love Valley and Pigeon Valley to name a few with their early Christian houses and churches complete with frescos carved into the ...
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Cappadocia: Land of underground cities
... . Luckily, it did not work on the McElaney's and we walked away happily empty-handed. A quick stop at Pigeon Valley concludes our tour. Pigeons are very sacred to this area because of their many uses, primarily their poop ...
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Cappadocia
... see how quickly the topography would change from fairy chimneys to flat farmland to valleys with sheer cliffs. One stop was at Pigeon Valley where we witnessed lots of acrobatic pigeons turn backflips in midair! They would slow down a little and then do ...
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Fairy Chimneys & Gnomish Toadstools
... scenery is worth it. A recovery lunch of gozleme at the neighbouring town of Uçhisar prepares us for a walk back along Pigeon Valley – named after all the pigeon coops carved into the rocks – the locals farming the eggs and droppings sought ...
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Göreme: the frosty heart of Cappadocia
... are encouraged to feed them and to respect their habitat. No gnarled feet or grubby feathers, the pigeons that populate Pigeon Valley looked sleek and healthy: swooping in flocks through the corridors between the rocks, the late afternoon sun reflected ...
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Cappadocia
Day 20 of Trip: 1. Arrive Cappadocia 2. Hike through the White Valley, Honey Valley, Love Valley, and Pigeon Valley (4 hours) 3. Sleep in ...
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