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The Church with Apple Date  The Church with Apple Cappadocia  Carved out of the volcanic tufa considerably later than the Dark Church, the walls and columns of the Church with Apple are wholly covered with colorful frescos though, unfortunately, many of them are damaged. It is still one of the most attractive churches of the  [ Read More ]

The three principal churches are known as the churches with columns: KARANLIK KİLİSE, ELMALI KİLİSE, ÇARIKLI KİLİSE, which are also distinguished from all the others by their Byzantine pattern of planning, the cross-shaped layout. The walls   of  these   churches   are   richly   decorated  with   frescos, painted during the great upsurge of Byzantine religious arts in the  [ Read More ]

AKSARAY CITTA ‘  AKSARAY CITTA ‘   AKSARAY  CITTA ‘PROMOZIONE   AKSARAY CAPPADOCIA Sebbene alcuni scrittori contemporanei abbiano la tendenza ad inserire la Cappadocia entro confini molto ristretti, possiamo considerare a buon diritto Aksaray come un’importante città della frontiera occidentale della Cappadocia. Ricca di verde e fresca d’estate, Aksaray era già un importante centro commerciale fin da  [ Read More ]

THE REGION OF GOREME DATE   THE REGION OF GOREME CAPPADOCIA In Central Anatolia, within a hypothetical triangle encompassing the towns of Nevşehir, Ürgüp and Gülsehir, lies the famous Valley of Göreme, known as “Korama” in ancient times, one of the geological and archeological marvels of the world. Three hundred square miles of fantastic “moonscape”, proliferated  [ Read More ]

YESILOZ  SUBTERRANEAN  YESILOZ – OREN SUBTERRANEAN Approximately half-way along the Avanos-Gülsehir highway, a hard surface offshoot due north will take the visitor to Yesilöz village, richly arbored and blessed with a multitude of fruit trees. Circa two kilometers north of the village, the landscape is dominated by a hillock, the southern and estern extremities of  [ Read More ]

SUBTERRANEAN CITY The third “buried city” of considerable dimensions is lo­cated at Özkonak, a short way north of Avanos. Although large tracts of it are still unexcavated, some upper levels are illumi­nated and open to visitors. The complex at Çardak village along the Nevsehir-Nigde road is partly open and negotiable with difficulty and in the  [ Read More ]

The Church with Sandals Date   The Church with Sandals Cappadocia The Church with Sandals The name of the church refers to a footprint in the floor of the southern transept, which is believed to be a contemporary replica of the imprint of Christ in the sanctuary of Ascension in Jerusalem. The frescos are much damaged except  [ Read More ]

The Dark Church Date   The Dark Church Cappadocia   The Dark Church Turkey  Lighted only by a small window in its narthex, the interior of this church is indeed very dark, but due to the lack of light the frescos are very well preserved and depict scenes from the New Testament: Annunciation, Journey to Betlehem, Nativity,  [ Read More ]