Tall columnar fairy chimneys in Love Valley Cappadocia with hikers walking the trail below

April 14, 2026

Tall columnar fairy chimneys in Love Valley Cappadocia with hikers walking the trail below

Love Valley, Cappadocia: The Valley With the Most Distinctive Formations

Panoramic view of Galata Bridge spanning the Golden Horn in Istanbul

Galata Bridge and Eminönü, Istanbul: Where the City Meets the Water

The wide landscape of Devrent Valley in Cappadocia with eroded tuff formations across the field

Devrent Valley, Cappadocia: The Imagination Valley

Rock-cut entrance to the Dark Church (Karanlık Kilise) at the Goreme Open Air Museum in Cappadocia

Dark Church (Karanlık Kilise), Cappadocia: The Best-Preserved Frescoes in the Region

The abandoned cliff face of old Çavuşin village in Cappadocia with cave dwelling openings visible across the rock

Çavuşin, Cappadocia: The Abandoned Village in the Cliff

Aerial view of Oludeniz Blue Lagoon, Fethiye

Butterfly Valley Fethiye: A Gorge, a Beach, and Nowhere to Rush

Ortakoy Mosque on the Bosphorus waterfront with the Bosphorus Bridge rising behind it

Ortaköy Mosque, Istanbul: The Baroque Mosque on the Bosphorus

Tall mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys at Pasabag Monks Valley in Cappadocia with visitors walking below

Paşabağ (Monks Valley), Cappadocia: The Fairy Chimneys the Monks Chose

Carved dovecotes in the cliff faces of Pigeon Valley Cappadocia with the valley dropping away toward Goreme

Pigeon Valley, Cappadocia: The Valley of Dovecotes

Sunset over Red Valley in Cappadocia with the rock formations glowing in warm light

Red Valley and Rose Valley, Cappadocia: Walking Through Painted Rock