Goreme Open-Air Museum
The Goreme Open-Air Museum is a UNESCO-listed complex of rock-cut churches and monasteries carved into the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia. Entry is paid at a modest price.
Cave in Goreme
Derinkuyu Underground City
Derinkuyu is an ancient multi-level underground city in Cappadocia, reaching 60 meters deep with rooms for 20,000 people, ventilation shafts, a church, a school, and rolling stone doors. Entry is paid at a modest price. The city was used as a refuge from invaders for centuries. Budget travelers take the cheap dolmus from Goreme (30 minutes), descend into the earth, and walk through one of the most extraordinary human-made underground spaces in the world.
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Love Valley
Love Valley is a hiking trail through a landscape of tall, phallic fairy chimneys and eroded rock formations north of Goreme. Free to hike.
Uchisar Castle
Uchisar Castle is the highest point in Cappadocia, a massive rock pinnacle riddled with tunnels and rooms carved by centuries of inhabitants. Entry is a small fee.
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