It is located to the south of Kayseri. On a clear day it is possible to see it from Cappadocia to the northeast. Erciyas is the highest mountain with a height of 3,917 m / 12,850 ft in Central Anatolia, and is one of the volcanoes that contributed to the formation of the Cappadocia region. …
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Ürgüp
If we tell you Urgup is one of the most touristical areas of Cappadocia, no one can tell use that we are exaggerating. At the first sight, the urbanization of Urgup may cause difficulties in understanding the historical and geographical characteristics of Cappadocia but in Urgup you may feel yourself having reaching with whole Cappadocia. …
Kozakli
Kozakh Thermal Springs . Kozakli, became a district on 1954, is 100 km far away from Nevsehir city center. In order to reach Kozakli you need to take Kirsehir-Kayseri road and turn left to Topakli road on 24th km. Kozakli is one of the important thermal springs of Nevsehir. It is known that the thermal …
Guvercinlik Valley
The Guvercinlik Valley, located on the east of Uchisar, is one of the important trekking routes of Cappadocia. The Valley got its name from the dovecotes it has (in order to have more information please see Qat Valley Dovecotes). While one of the edges of the Valley reaches to Nevsehir-Urgup asphalt, the other edge reaches …
Uchisar Castle
Uchisar, is located 7 km east of Nevsehir. When the subject is Uchisar, the first thing comes to mind is Uchisar Castle. This giant rock mass with 50 m height has the ability to show itself to us from a far distance. It is not known who was the first constructors of the Castle. The …
Gulsehir places to visit
Gulsehir, one of the oldest settlements of Cappadocia is situated on the southern side of Kizilirmak River. It is 20 km far away from Nevsehir. During the domination of Persian and Byzantine in Cappadocia, Gulsehir was named as ‘Zoropasso’ and later on the name ‘Arapsun’ was used even after the Ottomans conquered the area on …
Saint Jean Church
There are many important churches in Cappadocia from the Christian period. Saint Jean Church, one of the most spectacular churches of Cappadocia, is located on Nevsehir-Gulsehir road, on the left of the Gulsehir entrance. The 500 meter long road, which separates from the main road by a yellow signboard, will take you to the carpark …
Saint Theodoros Trion Church
The 19th century church, located in Bayramli quarter and very close to Derinkuyu Underground City. Due to the inscription over the west entrancn of the Church, it is written that, the Church has been constructed on 15 May 1858, with the permission of Ottoman Sultan Abdulmecid and the donations of Malakopia (Derinkuyu) Christians. Today the …
Dervent Valley
This terrace is on the road of Avanos-Urgup and 5 km far from Avanos. The area of scenery terrace is in the Orgiip-Avanos district border. The Dervent Valley extending from Zelve Open Air Museum to Orgup is a very nice trekking and excursion area. Animal like formations in the valley of interesting view of fairy …
Zelve Open Air Museum
If you continue 1 more km after Pasabaglan road you will drop in front of the Zelve Open Air Museum. The place of the open air museum used to be the place of Zelve Village. The village that we called Old Zelve is known as one of the important religious centers of the Christianity between …