Cappadocia
Although badly graffitied, the frescoes are still gloriously vibrant, and above the entrance you can see St George on a white horse, slaying a three…
Must-see attractions in Cappadocia
Cappadocia
On the main road into Soğanlı, about 800m before the ticket office, signs point to the Tokalı Kilise on the right, reached by a steep flight of worn steps.
Cappadocia
The Tahtalı Kilise sits at the furthest end of the Aşağı Valley. It has well-preserved Byzantine and Seljuk decorative patterns.
Cappadocia
This church has some fabulous frescoes – the Nativity and the Crucifixion for starters – dating from the 9th and 11th centuries.
Cappadocia
This cruciform-plan church is most famous for its incredibly well-preserved fresco ceiling depicting the Ascension.
Göreme
Güvercinlik Valley connects Göreme with Uçhisar on a hike of fairy chimneys, pigeon houses and great views.
Cappadocia
Some frescoes remain, but this church is mostly noteworthy for its simple but elegant facade.
Cappadocia
Follow Zafer Caddesi to the old bridge at the end of the village to head out into this small valley studded with fairy chimneys. There are four rock…
Cappadocia
Built in 1249, and restored in the late 1980s, the small, Seljuk-built Saruhan has an elaborately carved entrance gateway topped by muqarnas (tiered,…
Historic Kayseri Neighbourhood
Kayseri
Kayseri spent years bulldozing away the central city's dilapidated neighbourhoods so that shiny, modern towers could rise up in their place, but this…
Cappadocia
This tiny museum is housed in an ugly building 1km from the centre. The collection includes a surprisingly good archaeological room with Phrygian, Hittite…
Hacıbektaş Archaeological Museum
Cappadocia
This surprisingly good museum on the main road contains a large collection of ceramics from the Chalcolithic era up to the Iron Age, including pieces from…
Cappadocia
This Roman-era site is signposted off the main route heading to Soğanlı, right after the entry to Şahinefendi village. A walkway leads past various…
Cappadocia
On the main square, near Ortahisar's castle, the Culture Folk Museum is a good place to get to grips with the basics of local culture. In the dioramas,…
Cappadocia
The village of Taşkınpaşa, on the road to Soğanlı, some 7km south of Keşlik Monastery, takes its name from its 600-year-old Seljuk mosque. It's usually…
Göreme
Downhill from the Sandal Church, the cordoned-off Rahibeler Monastery was originally several storeys high. It's thought that this building served as a…
Cappadocia
Well, you certainly won't have problems finding this massive museum en route from the otogar (bus station) along the main road to Aksaray centre. The…
Cappadocia
Between Sinasos Meydanı and Cumhuriyet Meydanı is a 19th-century medrese (seminary) with a finely carved portal. The stone columns on either side of the…
Cappadocia
The Ağzıkara Hanı, 16km northeast of Aksaray, was built between 1231 and 1239. From Aksaray a taxi will charge about ₺60 for the run there and back. You…
Cappadocia
Hardly anyone bothers to go to the Eğritaş Kilise, which is a shame because although the frescoes covering its half-collapsed, barrel-vaulted chapel are…
Kayseri
Kayseri's Ulu Cami (grand mosque) was begun in 1142 by the Danışmend Turkish emirs and finished by the Seljuks in 1205. Despite all the 'restoration' over…
Cappadocia
This church is next door to the Kalburlu Kilisesi in Monastery Valley. Note the entrance with its finely carved lintel and Maltese crosses.
Kayseri
This creaky 19th-century Ottoman house with its doll-house-proportioned mezzanine and 1st floor furnished in late Ottoman style was where Turkey's founder…
Kayseri
This Seljuk theological school dates from 1268. Today its courtyard is a cafe with the surrounding rooms used as bookshops. Its richly decorated doorway…
Cappadocia
The Gök Kilise is just to the left of the Tokalı Kilise. It has twin naves separated by columns and ending in apses. The double frieze of saints is badly…
Kayseri
The Ottoman-style Kurşunlu Cami (also called the Ahmet Paşa Cami after its founder) was completed in 1585 possibly following plans drawn up by the great…
Cappadocia
Süngür Bey Cami, on a terrace at the end of the marketplace, is a curious blend of architectural styles; it was first built by the Seljuks and restored by…
Cappadocia
Built in 1236 and leaning at an angle of 27 degrees, the curious Eğri Minare in the older part of Aksaray is, inevitably, known to locals as the 'Turkish…
Cappadocia
This monastery structure includes a chapel with a dramatic carved, cross-patterned ceiling and pillared chambers with geometric red and white decoration…
Cappadocia
The Ulu Cami has decoration characteristic of the post–Seljuk Beylik period. A little of the original yellow stone remains in the grand doorway.
Cappadocia
The Seljuk Alaeddin Cami (1223), on the hill crowned with the much-restored remains of Niğde's fortress, is the town's grandest mosque.
Cappadocia
This Ottoman-era mosque is an excellent landmark to get your bearings by in central Niğde.
Cappadocia
This tomb dates to 1312 and is one of many fine Seljuk-era tombs that dot central Niğde.
Ürgüp
Home to a saint's tomb and a cafe, this viewpoint has 360-degree views over Ürgüp.
Ürgüp
This dusty, rather neglected small museum features some 10-million-year-old tusks from a forerunner of the elephant, unearthed at Mustafapaşa, but the…
Ürgüp
Ürgüp's mosque is an excellent landmark to get your bearings from, right in the centre of town.
