Cappadocia is full of stunning landscapes. This one from Uchisar Castle, however, is unlike any other. It's true that in the region there are other sites high in altitude and "pierced" by men over time, so as to make them a fortress in which nature and the work of man have contributed (I am thinking for example of the not far away Selime Castle) and that there are unitary underground environments that are larger in terms of overall volume (and here I am thinking of the underground cities of Kaymakli, Derinkuyu and others); but no one more than Uchisar, soaring and at the same time completely pierced by the work of man, recalls the idea of the Tower of Babel under construction, as we have done since Peter Brueghel the Elder stimulated our imagination with his pictorial masterpiece of 1563. More prosaically, Uchisar Castle has been called “one of the largest and multi-storey natural skyscrapers in the world”. Arriving in Uchisar in the late afternoon of an August day, we were able to ascend the castle with a relatively mild temperature, and also take advantage of the magic that a lower, grazing light gives to the landscape. From above, both the "fairy chimneys" immediately below the castle, as well as those that extend further away, and the other bizarre forms of erosion that dot this extraordinary region, appeared to us suffused with this magical light. Overall, the visit to the castle remains among the most lasting memories of Cappadocia for me.

I visited it on April 2023. I took the public bus from Goreme station for less than 1€ a person. The entrance of the Uchisar castle is 5 minutes walk far from the bus stop. The ticket costs 4€ a person. Inside the rock building there are little art exhibitions and you can read historical informations about Uchisar. The best thing is the valley view from the top of the Castle. I suggest to visit it and other sites in Cappadocia by yourself ( by taxi or public bus).

This was one of the stops on the 2 day trip from Antalya to Cappadocia with ExcursionGo. This was definitely one of my favorite spots, it's absolutely stunning. Everywhere I looked was extremely picturesque. I wish the stop was longer because there is a hike you can do to the top of one of the mountains which must have a stunning view, but the stop wasn't long enough for that. I had enough time to talk around a little though. They sell snacks and drinks around this area too. Would love to go back someday and take my time visiting.

The castle is not the main reason to go to Cappadocia but well worth a visit. Make sure you walk back to Goreme from there trough the valley because it's equally as interesting as the castle itself. Cappadocia is an amazing place. We could have spent more than a week there exploring every day. And it was my second time!

We didn't enter the castle, as the entrance fee was 250 TL per person and we didn't think it was worth it, after seeing its twin but a bit smaller mountain across the street, Tiraz castle. But it was nice to see even from below and especially from the back. The city itself is also very nice, with stone houses and roads. It's worth a visit.