Located under the apparently uninteresting village of Kaymaklı, deep in the heart of Cappadocia, the Kaymaklı Underground City is one of Turkey’s most amazing subterranean marvels. Built into the soft volcanic rock of the area, this vast maze of tunnels and chambers has been a haven, a community, and evidence of the creativity of its […]

The Derinkuyu Underground City, nestled among the fascinating environment of Cappadocia, exemplifies ancient civilizations’ inventiveness and resourcefulness. Located in the Derinkuyu district, 30 kilometers south of Nevşehir, this subterranean city is a complex network of tunnels and chambers dug deep beneath the region’s volcanic rock formations. In 1963, a local villager who was attempting to […]