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Cappadocia's Underground Cities & Cave Monasteries

Descend into subterranean cities carved 85 metres deep and explore Byzantine monastery complexes hidden within fairy chimney rock spires

1
Derinkuyu Underground City
Descend through 8 levels of an ancient city that sheltered 20,000 people from Arab raids, complete with stables, churches and wine cellars
2
Kaymakli Underground City
Explore the widest of Cappadocia's underground cities, connected to Derinkuyu by a 10 km emergency tunnel carved through massive tuff
3
Çavuşin Rock Church
A dramatically eroded rock face concealing the oldest dated church in Cappadocia with early Byzantine frescoes in identifiable condition
4
Goreme Village Panorama
A viewpoint on a hill above the village where all of Cappadocia's extraordinary geology extends to the extinct Erciyes volcano
5
Zelve Open Air Museum
An abandoned troglodyte village where monks lived in cave monasteries carved directly into fairy chimney spiers until 1952
6
Uçhisar Castle Interior
Climb the tunnels and carved chambers of the highest natural rock fortress in Cappadocia, its summit once used to spot marauding armies