Üç Güzeller (Three Beauties)
Üç Güzeller
Three tall fairy chimneys on a hillside outside Ürgüp, each capped with a dark basalt 'hat.' A family legend has made them a postcard symbol of Cappadocia.
Üç Güzeller lies on a hillside 2 km outside Ürgüp. Three tall fairy chimneys each wear a dark basalt cap, and a smaller rock pillar stands beside them. Legend says a princess who loved a shepherd was banished, and that she and her child were turned to stone together. Locals therefore call them 'the Family.' This is one of the images most often used in Cappadocia tourism promotion, and at sunset the valley behind is tinted gold. The viewing area has a parking lot and a small café, and admission is a small fee (priced in lira). Red Tours and self-drive loops often stop here for 20-30 minutes. It can be arranged together with Devrent Valley and Ürgüp.
Opening hours
Approx. 08:00 until sunset
Nearby sights
- Ürgüp
- Ortahisar Castle
- Devrent Valley (Imagination Valley)
- Rose Valley / Red Valley
- Zelve Open-Air Museum
- Göreme Open-Air Museum
- Mustafapaşa (Sinasos)
- Paşabağ (Monks Valley)