"FAIRY CHIMNEY INN"
The Cappadocia Academy Guesthouse

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The "Fairy Chimney" guesthouse is located at the end of the village Goreme in the heart of Cappadocia. Big parts of it are carved out of one of these famous tufa rock cones, which are locally called 'fairy chimneys' (peri bahcasi). Almost 1500 years ago, this cave complex was used for wine making within an early byzantine monastery. The "Fairy Chimney Inn" is restored in a careful and very much organic way and tries to combine tradition and function. Most of the rooms are equipped with under-floor heating and unique "Hamam" like bathrooms and provide a high level of individual authenticity.

The guesthouse is run by local born Gülcan Yücedogan-Emge and the German anthropologist Andus Emge, who studied the traditional
cave architecture and village life and it's social changes in Göreme for his PhD thesis during the end of the 1980's. Andus came back to Cappadocia more than a decade later to continue with some cultural work concerning that unique and fast changing UNESCO world heritage site.

Gülcan prepares delicious breakfasts as well as homemade local turkish cuisine. Our local knowledge and private atmosphere will provide you with an exclusive individual experience you would hardly find at other places in Cappadocia. Next to it we provide a WLA-Network, so you can use the internet with your own or our laptop computer - if you wish or have to.

The peaceful and well-situated Fairy Chimney Hotel is the last inhabited building within the traditional old part of the village Göreme where donkeys and other local domestic animals still play their slowly disappearing part in daily life.

You can start your unforgettable walks into the valleys of the Cappadocian caves, churches and "fairy chimneys" directly behind our house. The village centre with the main bus stop, all the different shops, post office, ATM's, restaurants and bars can easily be reached by foot within less than ten minutes.

Of course we can provide you with all kind of individual information's and hints concerning your tour planning and stay in Cappadocia as you might want to go hiking, go for a spectacular balloon flight, join a original Dervish 'Sema' ceremony in an old Caravanserai, go on special tours or even horse back riding in the area. There are many things you can do in this area that one can easily stay in Cappadocia for a week or even more.

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