Cappadocia is a region that originated 60 million years ago when the soft layers of lava and ash erupted by the Erciyes, Hasandag and Golludag mountains were washed away by rain and wind over millions of years.

Human settlement dates back to the Paleolithic period. The lands where the Hittites lived became one of the most important centers of Christianity in later periods. Rock-hewn houses and churches have made the area a great refuge for Christians fleeing the oppression of the Roman Empire.

The Cappadocia region is a place where nature and history are inextricably linked. While geographical events have shaped the Fairy Chimneys, in the historical process, people have carved houses, churches and monasteries into these fairy chimneys, decorated them with frescoes and brought traces of millennial civilizations to our days. The written history of Cappadocia, where human settlement dates back to the Paleolithic period, begins with the Hittites. Cappadocia, which throughout history hosted trading colonies and established commercial and social bridges between countries, was also one of the important crossroads of the Silk Road.