About Uchisar

Uchisar is the highest town of Cappadocia offering the breathtaking views of Red & Rose Valleys, Pigeon Valley, Goreme Town and Mount Erciyes. Best Uchisar Hotels are mostly located on the east side of the town to show you the best of the views with rising balloons in the morning. Most of the Hotels in Uchisar have big and luxurious cave rooms with pools in some.

The Uchisar Castle in the town is a natural fortress that was used as a watching point for the enemies in the history and now serving as a nice sunset point with beautiful view. The top part of the castle was used as a cemetery in Roman Period as well. When one side of the castle offers the views of the valleys, the other side offers the sunset, pigeon houses and Nevsehir City.

Some of the distances from Uchisar to the main highlights of the region is as follows:

- Goreme Open Air Museum : 6 km

- Cavusin Village : 8 km

- Pasabag Fairy Chimneys : 10 km

- Ortahisar (Red Valley hike and Ortahisar Castle) : 10 km

- Avanos (The Red River and Pottery Workshops) : 12 km

- Urgup Town: 14 km

- Kaymakli Underground City : 23 km

- Derinkuyu Underground City : 34 km

- Soganli Valley (hiking and rock-cut churches) : 63 km

- Ihlara Valley (hiking and rock-cut churches) : 83 km