Remember to pay attention to the red arrows, which guide you down, and the blue arrows, which guide you up, to avoid getting disorientated. A 9km 5. Eight-year-olds and under can enter for free. Joel Rabinowitz provided additional reporting on this article. We and our partners use cookies to better understand your needs, improve performance and provide you with personalised content and advertisements.
To allow us to provide a better and more tailored experience please click "OK". Sign Up. Travel Guides. Videos Beyond Hollywood Hungerlust Pioneers of love. Feride Yalav-Heckeroth. Derinkuyu Underground City. Kaymakli Underground City. Regardless of who built it, later generations have inhabited it. Many believe early Christians used the underground cities of Cappadocia, including Derinkuyu, as a place to hide from Roman persecution. In support of this claim, they point to the fact that Saint Gregory and Saint Basil had both presided in Cappadocia during the 4 th century AD.
Later, smugglers reportedly used the underground city during Prohibition to hide their illicit wares from law enforcement. In France, the last inhabitants of the Village troglodytique de Barry , an underground community that dated back to the 6 th century AD, were forced to abandon their homes just a few years ago when their houses began to fall down around them.
According to reports, a few people died before the last inhabitants were convinced to leave. Today in Montreal, Quebec , an entire complex of underground trains and tunnels, connects residents and visitors to shopping centers, exhibition halls, office towers, movies theaters and even an indoor ice rink. Melissa writes for the wildly popular interesting fact website TodayIFoundOut. This post has been republished with permission from TodayIFoundOut.
I honestly wish all cities built their transportation networks underground. I believe the program he is talking is Ancient Aliens. It has been on for several seasons now and you would be crazy to miss it. Very well done. I have never heard that before Mark. Will try and watch that program because it would be interesting. A show on the History Channel says the caves were built by aliens. How can you argue with the History Channel? Hi Victor, The guide did not mention it however I have found this site that says they caves are — BC.
I used Google translator for your comment as I do not know Spanish. Thanks for your greetings and glad you like the blog. Translation — That such a fantastic place! Congratulations on the excellent blog, and thanks for sharing these wonderful places. Felicitaciones por el excelente blog, y gracias por compartir estos maravillosos lugares. Pretty unique site… feel similiar to those catacomb in Italy expect no bone in the picture.. Hi Brenda, yes, the guide said there were 36 of these underground cities.
I never made it Kaymakli but would of liked to have done. Did you know that there are more than 30 of these underground cities in Cappadocia.
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