Fairy Houses
Cappadocia somtime in the mid 90’s
These structures are called Fairy Chimneys and were once lived in by the people of this region. When I visited, almost no families lived in here. We were told that due to high radiation from the tufa stone that families had been moved to modern housing in the nearby settlements. I don’t think this was true as people had been living in these places for centuries. Maybe it was another case of eminent domain.
It’s a fascinating landscape but difficult to photograph in black and white especially as we were there at midday. I hand colored the umbrella on the left to give a sense of height.