CAPPADOCIA, UCHISAR CASTLE 🇹🇷 Walking tour🚶🏼‍♀️[4K] #cappadocia #uchisar #uchisarcastle

🚶🏼‍♀️Today I invite you to go to Cappadocia and walk with me through the ancient Uchisar castle. You will see the castle from a bird's eye view, we will take a walk in its surroundings and go up to the observation deck, which offers a beautiful view of the valleys of Cappadocia. This fortress is considered one of the best preserved ancient defensive structures. The territory of Cappadocia is rich in rock formations that stand apart from each other. They all have the same origin. There are three volcanoes in this area: Melendiz, Hasan and Erciyes, which erupted very actively in the past. Basalt and tuff, formed from solidified lava and ash, gradually turned into rocks. Soft rocks were washed away by rain, destroyed by wind and erosion processes. The basalt is much better preserved. As a result of these processes, free-standing rocks arose, which were used in the distant past to build fortifications. According to historians, Uchisar was built and used as a citadel by the Hittites in the 19th–12th centuries BC. The fortress continued to serve as a defensive structure during the period when the area belonged to the Romans and later to the Byzantines. From the end of the 14th century, the Ottoman Turks became the owners of the citadel. In the 15th century, about 3 thousand people lived in rooms carved into the rocks. In the 17th–19th centuries, people began to settle around the citadel. This is how the city began to take shape. The Turks continued to live in rock chambers until the 1960s. People had to leave the citadel due to the increased danger of collapse. Now the citadel rises above the city of the same name and is clearly visible from different points in the surrounding area. The height of the rock fortress is about 60 m. From the western side, the citadel looks like a large monolith. If you count the height of the fortress from sea level, it will be 1.35 thousand m. This is the highest point in Cappadocia. Inside the citadel, rooms and corridors connecting them have been preserved. Some of the rooms are available for inspection. Tourists see niches carved into the rock walls for shelves and beds. So that tourists can climb directly to the top of the fortress, there is a long stone staircase with metal railings. In the evenings in clear weather, you can admire the bright colors of sunsets from the observation deck. Experienced tourists advise coming here with a camera or smartphone, as well as your own binoculars. In the evenings, the lights turn on, turning the fortress into a fairytale castle. Below, next to the citadel, there is a small market where vegetables, souvenirs and fruits are sold. 📌 https://maps.app.goo.gl/85nPK1yxBzaShj7X9 #walk #walking #turkey #türkiye #travel #travelblogger #summer #attraction #traveldestination #walkingwithkate #4k #4kwalk #cappadocia2023 #nature #beautifulview #walkingtour #mountains #türkiye #aerialview