Ihlara Valley

The trail is gorgeous. Recommended for everyone.

a super awesome water running valley which is definitely worth visiting the sound of birds is unbelievable

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This place you go by daily green tour in cappadocia, its include the ticket, price is 20 lira, you can walk along the valley and take rest also eat lunch with the group at belesirma restaurant, food is great, fish bread and beef , i capture this moment on early may 2015

Ihlara Valley (often misspelled as Ilhara Valley), near Mount Hasan and Mount Melendiz (two of the three volcanoes of Cappadocia) is a canyon with a depth of approximately 100m and was formed by the Melendiz River thousands of years ago. It begins at Ihlara village and ends with Selime Monastery at Selime village after making 26 bends along 14 kilometers. It is believed that the valley housed more than four thousand dwellings and a hundred cave churches decorated with frescoes. Around eighty thousand people once lived in Ihlara Valley. There are 4 entrances to Ihlara valley. The first one is at the start of the valley in Ihlara Village. The second one opens to the 4th kilometer of the valley and it is the most popular entrance, and has more than 300 steps down to the valley. The third entrance is Belisirma village which allows you to enter the valley by driving. It is located in the middle (7th km) of the valley. If you will visit the valley by your car, this is the best spot to park your car. Belisirma has also some restaurants by Melendiz River to have lunch. Most of the guided tours end their walking here after lunch. The last entrance is the end of the valley at the Selime Monastery. Some of the trekking tours which walk the whole valley start from this end. The best part of the valley is the first 7km part from Ihlara Village until Belisirma Village where you can see most of the churches and natural beauty.

Beautiful valley, and a great hike. The entrance fee has been raised to 60 Lira, and if you park at the north entrance they will charge another fee for parking (15 Lira for a car) Unfortunately a lot of the frescoes and painting in the churches has been defaced and vandalized. Very sad to see people have such disrespect for history. Also most of the figures have had their faces and or eyes scratched out. Still beautiful to see and there are some places that have yet to be explored.

THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT LOCATION!! The Trail for the Ilhara Valley starts on the opposite side of the river about 2/3 of the way back towards the center of town and the bridge across the river. We got SO LOST using google Maps to try and find this so hopefully I can help get it fixed. Have submitted a new and correct location to Google Maps but will also add in my pictures

A beautiful hike through a pristine valley filled with streams, caves and art! An easy to moderate trek, the valley has rest stops and food options too! Worth spending a day there if you are in Goreome.