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DAY 06 Cappadocia(B/L/D)Goreme Open Air Museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own fantastic church. It isobviously the first sight to be visited by any traveler in Cappadocia, standing as it does in the very center of the region with easy access from all directions. It is only 15 minutes walk(1.5km) from Goreme village center. It contains the finest of the rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes (wall paintings) whose colors still retain all their original freshness. Italso presents unique examples of rock hewn architecture and fresco technique. The Goreme Open Air Museum has been a member of UNESCO World Heritage List since 1984,and was one of the first two UNESCO sites in Turkey. The area covered by this Open Air Museum forms a coherent geographical entity and represents historical unity. There areeleven refectories within the Museum, with rock-cut churches tables and benches.Kaymakli Underground city is built under the hill known as the Citadel of Kaymakli and was opened to visitors in 1964. The people of Kaymakli village have constructed theirhouses around nearly one hundred tunnels of the underground city. The inhabitants of the region still use the most convenient places in the tunnels as cellars, storage areas andstables, which they access through their courtyards. The Kaymakli Underground City has low, narrow and sloping passages. While the underground city consists of 8 floors belowground, only 4 of them are open to the public today, in which the spaces are organized around ventilation shafts.Avanos is set on the banks of the Kizilirmak, the Red River. The town is about 8 kilometers from Goreme. Avanos has a lively center with all the usual amenities including amodern, tourist-oriented hamam (Turkish Bath). Avanos is a mass of family run potteries. These famous potters make wonderful souvenirs and are available at a wide range of pricesfrom simple ashtrays and mugs to ornate plates and chess sets.Hotel: Uchisar Kaya Hotel or Double Tree Hilton or similarGoreme Open Air MuseumKaymakli Underground cityAvanosGoreme Open Air MuseumDAY 07 Cappadocia / Ankara / Safranbolu(B/L/D)Ankara historically known as Angora, is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of 938 meters. Centrally located inAnatolia, Ankara is an important commercial and industrial city. It is the center of the Turkish Government, and houses all foreign embassies. It is an important crossroads of trade,strategically located at the center of Turkey's highway and railway networks, and serves as the marketing center for the surrounding agricultural area. The city was famous for itslong-haired Angora goat and its prized wool, a unique breed of cat (Angora cat), Angora rabbits and their prized wool (Angora wool), pears, honey, and the region's muscat grapes.The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk is located in Ankara and was designed by architects Professor Emin Onat and Assistant Professor Orhan Arda, whose proposalbeat 48 other entries from several countries in a competition held by the Turkish Government in 1941 for a “monumental mausoleum” for Ataturk. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk was theleader of the Turkish War of Independence and the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey, revered by many for transforming the former Ottoman Empire into amodern, democratic, and secular nation-state – the principles upon which modern Turkey was established. The site is also the final resting place of Ismet Inonu, the second Presidentof Turkey, who was interred there after he died in 1973. His tomb faces the Ataturk Mausoleum, on the opposite side of the Ceremonial Ground.Hotel: Kadioglu Sehzade or Ebrulu Konaklari or similarAnkara The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk The mausoleum of Mustafa Kemal AtaturkAnkara