Cappadocia

As a year-round tourist hub, Cappadocia offers winter holiday-goers scenic views and festive seasonal activities on the landscape covered in swathes of snowfall. (Source: AA)

Some 310 unauthorized buildings were demolished in the last two years in the historical site of Cappadocia, which is famous for cave dwellings and remarkable rock formation, the governor of the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir said on Jan. 11.

Turkey's tourist hotspot Cappadocia bid farewell to 2020 on the year's last day, as its famous hot air balloons offered picturesque views with the full moon. (AA Photo)

Cappadocia, located in the Central Anatolian province of Nevşehir, and a popular tourist hotspot in Turkey, hosted 87,000 visitors in last month amid the ongoing pandemic.

The ancient city of Kilistra, which was inhabited in the 3rd century B.C. and draws attention for its Cappadocia-like texture, is home to a cross-planned chapel, the Hyacinth (Sümbül) Church, and a large water cistern. (AA Photo)

Colorful hot air balloons dotted the skies of Cappadocia in Turkey's Central Anatolia. (AA Photo)

A pensioner in the Central Anatolian province of Sivas who made wooden houses for his grandchildren just for a hobby has started getting orders from across the country, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Nov. 22.

Hot air balloons in Cappadocia, whose activities were suspended in line with COVID-19 measures, took off for a test flight with pilots who have received training.

Eleven hot air balloons prepared for the flight and rose one after the other to the sky at sunrise in Kılıçlar Valley in the Central Anatolian province of Göreme district.

Horses and camels in Cappadocia enjoy the quietness in the deserted region amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. (AA Photo)

Turkey's popular tourist attraction Cappadocia region, which hosted a record number of tourists last year, is now having one of its quietest days in history due to the COVID-19 epidemic.