Valley of Thousand and One Tales, Turkey

In Turkey, a lot of amazing natural attractions are concentrated in Cappadocia. It is the mountainous region featuring rocky formations of the most incredible shapes and sizes. Here, you can see the huge stone tower with a cap reminiscent of mushrooms, and incredible formations resembling tents. There are several picturesque valleys in Cappadocia. They own romantic names like the Love Valley, the Valley of the Elves, the Rose Valley and the Valley of Thousand and One Nights.

The latter is one of the most interesting and visited. There you can see hundreds of stone tents that are so reminiscent of illustrations for the Oriental fairy tale. The history of the unique landscape is very amazing; it goes back more than 70 million years ago. In those days, the modern district of Cappadocia was completely flooded by lava erupting volcanoes. Later, volcanic rocks cooled and hardened. Still, they were very soft, so easily washed out and eroded.

For hundreds of years, wind, sun, and water formed the landscape of incredible beauty. Tourists from all over the world come to Cappadocia. In addition to unique sculptures, created by nature after millions of years, you can see some gorgeous ancient monasteries and churches cut in the rocks. There are tours for hikers, as well as for extreme sports fans. Latest are sure to enjoy an opportunity to fly over the area in a balloon and watch landscapes from above. Next - Uluru Rock