The story of Uçhisar Castle
Uçhisar Castle is a huge natural rock pinnacle, about 60 metres high, hollowed out over centuries into rooms, tunnels and pigeon houses. For centuries locals lived and sheltered inside it, and it served as a lookout over the valleys.
From the top, the whole of Cappadocia spreads below: Pigeon Valley, the fairy chimneys of Göreme and, on clear days, the snowy peak of Mount Erciyes. Pigeon houses carved in the cliffs once collected droppings used to fertilise the vineyards.
