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Uçhisar Castle is the summit where Cappadocia mingles with the clouds; it is the tallest fairy chimney and can be seen from any spot in the region. When you reach the summit of the castle, all the beauty of Cappadocia is laid at your feet, everything from Mt. Erciyes to the Hasan Mountains, from Pigeon Valley to Avanos, from the Ortahisar castle to the town of Göreme.
The numerous hollowed-out containers, rock tombs, and a large water cistern all welcome you as silent witnesses to history and human life. It is the perfect place to watch the fantastic hues of red on Mt. Erciyes at sunset, the tranquil, living breath of the valleys and the rainbow of color offered by earth and sky.

According to recent excavations, the site was occupied as early as the late Neolithic period and developed through the Bronze and Iron Ages. The River Meander played an important role for the growth of the settlement.
Evidences concerning Aphrodisias in Archaic and Classical periods show a slow development of the temple of goddess in the area near the Acropolis.
After Roman capture in Asia Minor in 2C BC, the city had a reputation because of the goddess and during the Mithradatic Wars, in 82 BC., the Roman dictator Sulla, and grandfather of Memmius, had an advice from the oracle of Delpi to honour the Carian Aphrodite, and sent her a golden crown and a double axe.