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GULLU DERE CHURCH CAPPADOCIA GULLU DERE CHURCH A small church, circa 150 meters south of the village, featuring some finely carved stone reliefs. The frescos are much damaged. The principal mural shows a richly ornamented Christ flanked by a congregation of animals, of which only the head of a lion is still discernible. There is also  [ Read More ]

CAVUSIN CHURCH CAPPADOCIA THE CAVUSIN CHURCH  Half-way up on the vertical rock-face, well visible from the road is the facade of another church, Çavuşin Kilise. During the collapse of the plateau its atrium detached from the rest and cascaded into the valley, exposing some of the murals to the elements, like the now much damaged frescos  [ Read More ]

Cavusin Turkey     Cavusin Date Cavusin Cappadocia Along the road to Avanos, three kilometers distant from Göreme, the village of Çavuşin is sheltered by a tall, perpendicular cliff, the surviving portion of an extensive rock slide that occurred sometimes between the 9th and 13th centuries. Weakened through erosion, split by frost and perhaps jarred by  [ Read More ]

PASABAG HOME  PASABAG ZELVE  PASABAG CAPPADOCIA The formation of Cappadocia’s fairy chimneys can best be observed in the valley of Paşabagı which is in the vicinity of Zelve. The fairy chimneys of Paşabagı with their two or three “hats” exhibit an unsurpassed view and rise today among the vineyards and sunflower fields. They have been  [ Read More ]

KIZILCUKUR CAPPADOCIA   KIZILCUKUR DATE A walkway starting from Çavuşin brings us to two wonderful valleys of Cappadocia. The early churches and the rock formations among the trees and the fields take us to a world of mystery we have yet to discover. Güllüdere is one of these valleys where we find five churches. One of  [ Read More ]

THE BIG DOVECOT DATE       THE BIG DOVECOT CAPPADOCIA The second important church of Çavuşin is the” Büyük Güvercinlik” which was built for and dedicated to the Byzantine emperor Nicephorus Phocas. It was built during the ” Macedonian Renaissance” and has a single hall with a cradle-vault. It has been built in memory  [ Read More ]

JOHN THE BAPTIST DATE    JOHN THE BAPTIST CAPPADOCIA This church is situated at the top of the Çavuşin fortress and its doublecolumned façade could be seen from everywhere once. It’s one of the oldest churches of this region and has unique pictures, which we see only in the earlier churches. It is believed to  [ Read More ]

CAVUSIN DATE  CAVUSIN CAPPADOCIA The old Çavuşin village which was deserted because of the falling rocks, is one of the most interesting settlements of Cappadocia. The houses of Çavuşin which all have lovely façade decorations, are the silent witnesses of the past glamour of this settlement.