Cappadocia is located in a once-volcanic area in the middle of Anatolia. Millions of years ago three active volcanoes – Erciyes, Hasandağ and Gulludag – erupted and these eruptions were so strong that in some places the lava was up to 150m in thickness. Over many millions of years, volcanoes, wind, rain and ice sculpted the region which is known as Cappadocia. On the eroded landscape, basalt stones remained and formed conical structures which the local people referred to these unique rock formations “fairy chimneys” (in turkish “peribacalari”). Cappadocia is known to be one of the most interesting places on earth with its geography and history, it has thousands of dwellings and churches carved out of rock, and over 250 underground cities.