Although Devrent (Imagination) Valley does not have rock-cut churches with frescoes like other valleys of Cappadocia while the rock formations are entirely different than the others in the region. There are no Roman castles or Roman tombs in the zone, either. It was never inhabited. So what makes it so famous? The lunar landscape!
It reveals many different rock formations. The small fairy chimneys in the area to form a lunar landscape, or moonscape, by their strange look. It also has many animal shaped rocks. It seems like a sculpture zoo made by nature. Some of the most important, or the easiest seen animal shapes are a camel, snake, seals, and a dolphin. If you let your imagination run free; you will find many others. It is like looking at clouds and seeing a dragon. There is even a rock pillar which looks like Virgin Mary, holding Jesus Christ.
This visit should not be missed for photography or videography in Kapadokya.
Visiting Devrent Valley
Devrent Valley lies on the road between Ürgüp and Avanos, a few minutes from Paşabağ and the Zelve Open Air Museum, and is open to visitors at all times. Its pink and beige cones were shaped by wind and rain from the soft volcanic tuff, while the harder caps of basalt on top protect them from erosion, which is how all the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia were born.
The most famous rock is the camel, which you will recognize at once; for the others, let your imagination guide you. The valley is at its best in the soft light of the late afternoon, when the colors of the rocks change almost every minute, and it is a lovely stop for families with children.
Combine it with
A short walk among the three-headed fairy chimneys of Paşabağ (Monks Valley), the abandoned cave village of Zelve, and the pottery workshops of Avanos by the Red River make a perfect half day. See our private Cappadocia tours.
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