Cappadocia, Turkey

This is Derinkuyu in Turkey. It is one of dozens of underground cities below Cappadocia’s spectacular landscape. They were used as wartime retreats for safety against invaders and marauders (Alexander, Romans, Persians). Derinkuyu, which descends 20 levels, and once housed some 20,000 people, is extraordinary. One can clamber down a few levels to find huge, […]