One of the most popular valleys in Cappadocia is the Kizilcukur valley, whose natural beauty has been attracting thousands of travellers from all over the world for many years. However, it is the sunset rays that make this uniquely beautiful. The Kizilcukur Valley is located in the neighbourhood of Ortahisar district, where hundreds of tourists flock to the Peribajalary cliff every evening. Peribajalary cliff, the best vantage point to view the surrounding area.
The nature of Kyzylchukur is unique. The rocks of the surrounding cliffs have an unusual pink coloured shade, which in the rays of the setting sun acquires a rich colour, and the landscape seems not even lunar, but Martian. That's why the valley Kyzylchukur has also called the Red Valley. In front of the eyes of the amazed tourist who came to these lands is an extraordinary picture that's hard to describe. The traveller is surrounded by bizarre mountains, strange hilly valleys and cliffs of such of such unusual shapes that it's sometimes hard to believe they're natural - cones, pyramids, rockets, animals, freaks and more. Especially popular with tourists are the so-called rocks, which are shaped like giant-sized mushrooms. Once you get to Kyzylchukur, you get the impression that you are in some fairy-tale land from children's cartoons and dreams. From contemplating these pranks of Mother Nature you feel some wild, incomparable delight. There is a constant feeling that you are taking part in a merry festive action and it seems that only for a moment the music has stopped and all the clowns have stopped clowns, but a moment passes, and everyone will start dancing again in this crazy and crazy round dance.
Kyzylchukur, especially towards sunset, is painted with the multicoloured tones of the of the sun's rays. As the sun begins to slip towards the horizon, the purple its light plays intricately in the folds of the tufa waves. If you just to close one's eyes for a moment, and suddenly, when one opens them, one sees everything drowned in a whole different range of colours. The sight is so mesmerising that it is hard to tear your eyes away. It is like a change of coloured cards in the lens of a projector. That's why Kizilcukur in Cappadocia is one of the best places in the world to see the sunset.
In addition, there are churches carved into the rock of Kızılcukur, which are centred around the temple of John the Baptist, thus forming a settlement that may have, was the first Christian settlement in the area.
At the entrance to the valley is the Vine Church, which is part of a monastic complex carved into a tuff cone and is located at its lowest level (7th-9th centuries).
Every year the number of tourists who come to Cappadocia specifically to admire the picturesque sunset, increases by leaps and bounds. Tourists have long been a regular welcome guest in the area.
