Churches
Cappadocia has hundreds of cave churches with beautiful fresco paintings from the 9th and 10th centuries. Byzantine Christians carved these monasteries and churches as sacred spaces to worship Jesus.
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"Top 10" lists for new visitors to Cappadocia’s cave churches.
Paintings & Icons
Learn the meaning and styles of the painted frescos.
Cave Architecture
Learn the meaning and forms of Cappadocia’s unique cave architecture.
Monasticism
Learn about the lifestyle and spirituality of ancient monks.
Göreme
Göreme Open Air Museum and neighboring valleys features the best cave churches in Cappadocia.
Ihlara Valley
A beautiful Cappadocian valley with a rushing river and unique cave churches.
Soğanlı Valley
A remote, peaceful valley with historic cave churches and monasteries.
Red Valley
A surreal valley near Göreme with stunning rock formations and cave churches.
Мustafapaşa/Ürgüp
Charming Greek towns with historic churches.
Zelve
An open valley with cave churches and settlements.