Güvercinlik Valley connects ³Òö°ù±ð³¾±ð with Uçhisar on a hike of fairy chimneys, pigeon houses and great views.
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The trails that loop around Güllüdere Vadısı (Rose Valley) are easily accessible to all levels of walkers and provide some of the finest fairy-chimney…
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The highlight of ³Òö°ù±ð³¾±ð Open-Air Museum is the stunning and fully restored Dark Church, famed for the vivid colours and excellent preservation of its…
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This Unesco World Heritage site is an essential stop on any Cappadocian itinerary. First thought to be a Byzantine monastic settlement that housed some 20…
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The road between Çavuşin and Avanos passes a turn-off to the Zelve Open-Air Museum, where three valleys of crumbling cave-habitations and churches…
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Kaymaklı underground city features a maze of tunnels and rooms carved eight levels deep into the earth, though only four are open to the public. The…
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One of the best views of Kızılçukur (Red) Valley's fang-like rock cones and wavy cliff ridges is from this lookout point, signposted off the highway,…
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The Buckle Church is 50m back down the hill towards ³Òö°ù±ð³¾±ð and across the road from the main Open-Air Museum complex, but is covered by the same entrance…
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Let's get one thing straight: despite its science-fiction setting, no scene in Star Wars was ever filmed near ³§´ÇÄŸ²¹²Ô±ôı. But don't despair Chewbacca fans;…
Nearby ³Òö°ù±ð³¾±ð attractions
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You get one of the best panoramas across ³Òö°ù±ð³¾±ð by walking up the steep hill through alleyways to this wooden platform suspended on the edge of the cliff…
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The trailhead off Müze Caddesi leads into the narrow gorge of Zemi Valley lined with tall poplar trees and sided by cliffs studded with pigeon houses. If…
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Carved from a ubiquitous cone-like rock formation, the 10th-century El Nazar Kilise has been well restored with its snug interior a riot of colourful…
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A yellow sign points the way off Müze Caddesi to the Saklı Kilise, only rediscovered in 1956. When you reach the top of the hill, follow the track to the…
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The Buckle Church is 50m back down the hill towards ³Òö°ù±ð³¾±ð and across the road from the main Open-Air Museum complex, but is covered by the same entrance…
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Dedicated to Kayseri-born St Basil, this is the first church you come to inside the ³Òö°ù±ð³¾±ð Open-Air Museum. The main room holds frescoes of St Basil (left…
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The Snake Church (or Church of St Onuphrius) got its modern name when locals mistook St George's ubiquitous dragon-foe, depicted in a fresco here, for a…
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It's posited that Byzantine soldiers carved the 11th-century Azize Barbara Şapeli (Chapel of St Barbara), dedicated to their patron saint who is depicted…