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 …
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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 …
Ayvali Church
Ayvali Church: It was built as dual space. Spaces are connected to each other by a door. Ornaments dated back to periods of before and after iconoclasm (726-843) can be seen together. A fresco on the connection door showing the Four Riders of Armageddon is spectacular. Hagh (Crossed) Church: There are two relief crosses at …
Haci Bektas Veli And Mosque Complex
Haci Bektas VeliHe was born in 1209 in Nisabur city of Horasan and died in 1270 in Hacibektas. He was coeval of Mevlana. His grave is in Haci Bektas Veli Tomb of Hacibektas district. In some of the sources his birth and death dates are mentioned one or two years differently. On 73th century Haci …
Gulludere Valley
There is a long valley known as Meskendir Valley between Cavusin Village and Ortahisar town. Meskendir Valley can be accessed by Cavusin side as well as the side of Kaya Camping on the Ortahisar-Go’reme road. Meskendir Valley is a composition’of valleys in a sense, and is one of the important trekking courses of the Cappadocia. …
Vaftizci Yahya Church
Vaftizci Yahya Church(Church of Saint John the Baptist)It is located at a high point in Cavusin Village. A part of its yard is damaged. It is estimated that the church showing early Byzantium structural characteristics, was constructed in 5th century. As the gaps in between the pillars were filled hard materials the size of the …
Nikiforos Fokas Church
The church also known as Cavusin or Guvercinlik Church is located just side of the main road. The church was carved into a rock as two storey. Monks’ rooms are in downstairs. The entrance part of the church at upstairs and the staircase for reaching this storey are collapsed. Today, ascend to the church is …
Nevsehir Castle
The Castle was constructed on a basaltic rock mass on the southwest of Nevsehir city center and the construction date is not being known exactly. The Castle whose epigraph unfortunately were not able to reach until today has two entrance gates both in front and backpart. It is anticipated that it was re-constructed during Seljuk …
Cavusin Village
The village tied to Avanos central district is located at Avanos-Goreme road and 7 km far from Avanos. The original village was evacuated due to a land slide force 1950, and moved to recent area. During that land slide some of the buildings were damaged. The old village is quite dramatic with its abandoned view; …
Tatlarin Underground City Church
Tatlarin Underground CityIt is located in Tatlarin Village, 10 km north of Acigol district. The city is on the hill which is called ‘castle’ by the locals and on 1991 a small part of the city was open to public. Today only two floors of the city can be visited and due to the large …