As usual, we’re packing a lot into our 10 days. Upon our arrival in Cappadocia we had about an hour to freshen up before attending a Whirling Dervish ceremony in a caravan ‘hotel’ that was used by traders on the Silk Road.
The landscape is surreal, and would be worth a visit for that alone, but the big bonus is the art and history tucked away high in mountain caves. There are monasteries with secoes (like frescoes but painted dry) built into the mountain caves and dating from as early as the 6th century, though most were built between the 10th and 12th centuries. It’s here that the Christians hid, first from the Romans, then from the Arabs. Most of the cave churches don’t allow photos in order to preserve the art, so below is a photo of a very simple altar. But many cave churches have elaborate paintings in amazingly good condition, except where the local residents in later centuries scratched out the faces and eyes, which aren’t allowed to be presented in the Muslim religion.
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I'm quite taken with those 4 rock formations – they look like giant humans with hoods – could be spookythe cave church is so colorful especially with you Patsounds as though the people have been nice and getting around is fairly easy – always good in a foreign country – don't want you lost.
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