As head of K Restoration & Roofing Corp, Barry Grummer guides this New York City firm in offering a full range of facade restoration solutions. Barry Grummer is also an avid traveller who has visited multiple locales in Spain and Italy, and recently had the opportunity to take in the sights of Istanbul and Cappadocia. Located in the Göreme valley, a semi-arid region of central Turkey, Cappadocia is known for a rugged volcanic landscape of “fairy chimneys” comprised of pinnacles, valleys, and ridges.

1. Cappadocia in Turkey - Natural
Beauty and Historical Significance
By Barry Grummer

2. Introduction
• As head of K Restoration & Roofing Corp, Barry
Grummer guides this New York City firm in offering
a full range of facade restoration solutions. Barry
Grummer is also an avid traveller who has visited
multiple locales in Spain and Italy, and recently had
the opportunity to take in the sights of Istanbul and
Cappadocia. Located in the Göreme valley, a semi-
arid region of central Turkey, Cappadocia is known
for a rugged volcanic landscape of “fairy chimneys”
comprised of pinnacles, valleys, and ridges.

3. Cappadocia in Turkey
• A UNESCO world heritage site, the Göreme valley
and its surroundings are also historically significant
and contain extensive post-Iconoclastic Byzantine
art within sanctuaries built into the rock. This high
density of rock-hewn troglodyte villages,
subterranean towns, and churches makes
Cappadocia one of the world’s most extensive cave-
dwelling complexes. Monastic activities in the area
date back to the 4th century, with cells and churches
that provided refuge from invaders from the Arabian
peninsula over the centuries. Today, this popular
tourist attraction and its integrity are under threat
from vandals.