Uçhisar - Love Valley - Çavuşin

Difficulty Level

Characteristics of the Route:

After observing the region from a bird's eye view at Uchisar Castle, one of the largest fairy chimneys in the region used as a castle in the Roman Period due to its massive structure, the route goes through the old streets of the town, enters the valley next to an old onyx processing facility that is still active. After a short descent on the dirt road, the path continues in an incredible landscape over the fairy chimneys landscape and goes among fruit trees. The route, full of pink almond flowers in spring, reaches the Love Valley with huge fairy chimneys. After visiting this unique valley, which welcomes thousands of visitors, the last trail crosses the asphalt road, goes towards the town covered in red, and ends at Cavusin, the natural film set which hosted several movies, TV series, and documentaries with its surreal view.

Connected Routes:

Göreme - Güvercinlik Vadisi - Uçhisar

Çavuşin - Haçlı Kilise – Güllüdere - Kızılçukur

Çavuşin – Bozdağ – Kızılçukur

Notes to Travelers:

If you start hiking at sunrise, you can walk with hot air balloons above you.

If you are hiking in autumn, you can taste the delicious apples, quince, and grapes growing in the valley.

There is an entry fee to Uchisar Castle, the museum card is not valid.

Make sure your water bottle is full as you won't find water on the route.

You can find beverages suitable to your taste such as tea, coffee, and fruit juice in the modest cafe you will see in the valley.

You can visit the Seljuk Mosque in Cavusin Town, the charming "historical house" on the cobblestone road that goes up by the mosque, and St. John the Baptist Chapel (Aziz Yahya Kilisesi), which you will reach after a few minutes' walk at the end of the road.You can have pleasant moments on the plateau above St. John the Baptist Chapel, which offers wonderful photos with its impressive view.

You can visit Devrent Valley on the route, free of charge.

You can try delicious menus of restaurants with different styles in Uchisar and Cavusin.