Uchisar Guide

UCHISAR

A beautiful little village on a hill, built around a massive fairy chimney appreciated as Uçhisar Castle; Uçhisar has some of the finest places to stay in Cappadocia. There are rug shops and jewelry stalls near the bottom of the castle, but the town still feels calmer and a bit more private than Göreme, with gathered stone houses facing the valleys. From here, it's easy to take off for a walk through Pigeon Valley (Güvercinlik Vadisi), so called for the birds the villagers traditionally built in distinctive-looking cotes lodged in the cliffs of the valley.