Cappadocia Cave Churches
There are around 3,000 cave churches in Cappadocia. They range from simple, undecorated spaces to elaborate, deep, cathedral-like churches with interiors covered in magnificent frescoes of biblical scenes, characters, and…
Cappadocia is an 8,000 square kilometer (5,000 square mile) region in central Türkiye containing all or part of the provinces of Nevşehir, Kırşehir, Kayseri, Aksaray, and Niğde. It is world famous for its amazing valleys and rock formations, ancient cave churches, and underground cities.
There are around 3,000 cave churches in Cappadocia. They range from simple, undecorated spaces to elaborate, deep, cathedral-like churches with interiors covered in magnificent frescoes of biblical scenes, characters, and…
There are 150-200 underground cities of various sizes in Cappadocia. Six of them are open to the public. The most popular underground cities are Derinkuyu and Kaymaklı since they are…
The Göreme Open Air Museum is a theater-shaped valley surrounded by steep cliffs. Its walls contain cave churches and a monastery complex. It is the best place to see multiple…
Each valley in Cappadocia is unique, expressing its personality in colors, rock formations, and vegetation. At the official entrances to the valleys, you will find maps with markers showing the…
There are six modern towns in Cappadocia that offer good hotels, restaurants, and shopping. They are Göreme, Avanos, Çavışin, Ortahisar, Uçhisar, and Urgup. None of them has an airport, but…
The Cappadocia region of central Türkiye is famous for its otherworldly landscape. Its terrain is made of soft volcanic rock (called “tuff”) and harder basalt rock spewed from nearby volcanoes….
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