Cappadocia prepares for annual festival of hot air balloons
NEVŞEHİR
Thirty special-shaped hot air balloons from 10 countries will take to the skies over Cappadocia, the UNESCO World Heritage site in central Türkiye known for its fairy chimneys and as one of the world’s most popular hot air balloon destinations, during the seventh Cappadocia Balloon Festival.
Organized by the Culture and Tourism Ministry, the four-day festival will run from July 30 to Aug. 2.
Balloons from Türkiye, the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Brazil, Slovakia, Austria and Poland will fly alongside the region’s 156 commercial hot air balloons, which operate daily.
