Tatlarin Underground City in Cappadocia
Cappadocia means the "Land of Beautiful Horses". It was the only location on our itinerary where we stayed for two nights. We had nine places to visit on 17 October which was the following day of our arrival. However, after our visit to the Salt Lake, our Turkish Guide, Yavuz, suggested that we visit the following places a day ahead, before we check in at Kalsedon Cave Suitesin: -Esentepe Hill -Goreme Open Air Museum -The Tatlarin Underground City I read that the Tatlarin underground city we visited, at the end of the day, was first discovered by the village people in 1975. It is located on a hill called "Kale" (Castle) near the province of Nevsehir in Cappadocia . The site was cleaned and opened to tourism in 1991. I want to write about it first because there are lots of history about the underground cities of Cappadocia. This is a view of part of its exterior. Here is a closer view from the inside. It was the terrace of the dugout shelter...