According to an 86 years old gentleman who lived in the village, the old inhabitants of Tolun's Cappadocia Lodge were rich people. "Because this was a place where the water was close and easy to get" he said. In fact the Kepez type of gray stones used in some of the relatively newer sections, such as some of the arched rooms is a proof that the inhabitants were wealthy. Kepez Stone is a solid gray stone generally found in the hills of Kavak village, about 15 kms from Uchisar. The mining of the stone is prohibited in that area as it is part of the Cappadocia world heritage site and mining might change the landscape in time. The stone is considered to be a solid and waterproof one. It is often used in fountain basins, staircases, fireplaces or rain drainage channels called "çörten". We found some of these rarely available stones in some remote area. We cut them from the mountain by traditional ways and used them for building the main staircase. The fountain in the courtyard is also made of Kepez stones. We transformed one of the stables in the basement floor into a rock bedroom. It's all carved out from the rock and will be ready to host it's guests soon. We are putting a lot of effort there as we really want our guests feel the ambience.

View Of Uchisar

Rock Carved Bedroom And Bed On The Ground Floor

Tunnel

Ground Floor View

Fountain Of The Lower Courtyard

Small Entrance Door On The Ground Floor

Turkish Style Bathroom

Arched Room On The Ground Floor

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