For atonment and expiation...

For atonment and expiation...

Turkie Central Anatolia Cappadocia
Cappadocia is the less hospitable and maybe most primitive region of Turkie in the remote part of Anatolia. But, on the other hand, it is extremely picturesque and famous for it's awkward geological, chimney-like rock formations due, most probably, to rain scarsity and extremes of temperature. Apart from that Cappadocia is loaded with history. During the Byzantine era this region of the empire was a very hostile destination for deportation and exile because of it's remote, deserted and not easily accessible location and especially because of the frequent and desastrous attacks of robbers and ennemies. But, because of all these awkward peculiarities, it became also the land of absolute ascetism, self exile for sin repenters and humble residence for monks. Consequently, Cappadocia rapidly became the site of many monasteries, a great number of them built underground for protection, with their walls covered with precious frescoes. It is in these monasteries that , often, even Byzantine emperors used to seek refuge denouncing their ephemeral power and begging for atonment and expiation.