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Things to do in Nevşehir
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Sightlore has 23 places to explore in Nevşehir, and 21 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Nevşehir's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Saint Theodore Church
The Church of St Theodore Tyron is a Greek Orthodox church in Derinkuyu, opened in 1858. Its façade reliefs with grape motifs gave it the nickname 'Grape Church' (Üzümlü Kilise).
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Kaymakli Underground City
Kaymakli underground city is contained within the citadel of Kaymakli in Nevşehir Province, in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. First opened to tourists in 1964, the village is about 19 km from Nevşehir, on the Nevşehir-Niğde road.
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Derinkuyu underground city
Derinkuyu (Turkish), also known as Malakopi, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (280 ft).
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Göreme Open Air Museum
The Göreme Open-Air Museum is one of Cappadocia's most important sites: a complex of rock-cut monasteries and churches with 10th–12th-century frescoes, including the Dark Church, the Apple Church and the Buckle Church.
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Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley stretches from Uçhisar to Göreme through soft volcanic tuff dotted with ancient caves. It is named after the dovecotes carved into the rock by locals to collect pigeon droppings as fertilizer.
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Monastery of St Nicholas
The Monastery of St Nicholas in Mustafapaşa (formerly Sinasos), Ürgüp, became in the 19th century a holy place respected by both Christians and Muslims and a centre of social life.
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Castle of Ortahisar
Ortahisar Castle is a natural rock mass about 90 m high, riddled with carved rooms, rising in the middle of the town of Ortahisar near Ürgüp. Used over the centuries for defence and shelter, it offers views over the town and valleys.
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Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa
Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa, also known as Madrasa of Mustafapaşa, is a 19th-century madrasa, an Islamic educational institute, in Nevşehir Province, central Turkey. It is also known as a caravanserai.
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Love Valley, Cappadocia
Love Valley, (Turkish Aşıklar Vadisi) is a valley in Göreme Historical National Park, located in Cappadocia, Turkey. It is known for its rock formations called fairy chimneys.
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Church of Sts Helena and Constantin
The Church of Sts Constantine and Helena stands on the main square of Mustafapaşa (formerly Sinasos) near Ürgüp. Built in the 18th century partly of masonry and partly carved into rock, it was restored in the 19th century.
Discovery routes in Nevşehir
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Fairy Chimneys and Valleys
A day in the heart of Cappadocia: Uçhisar Castle, Pigeon Valley, the frescoed rock churches of Göreme, Love Valley, Paşabağı, Zelve, Ortahisar and the Three Beauties.
Underground Cities and Mustafapaşa
The multi-level underground cities of Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu, the Grape Church in Derinkuyu, and the stone mansions, church and madrasa of the old Greek village of Sinasos (Mustafapaşa).
Places to visit
Historic sites
Uçhisar Castle
Uçhisar Castle is a huge natural rock pinnacle riddled with carved rooms, the highest point in the Göreme area. From the top there are sweeping views over the fairy chimneys and valleys of Cappadocia.
Zelve village
The Zelve Monastery is a Byzantine-era monastery that was carved into the rock in pre-iconoclastic times. It is part of the Zelve Open Air Museum, located between Ürgüp and Avanos, Turkey.
Castle of Ortahisar
Ortahisar Castle is a natural rock mass about 90 m high, riddled with carved rooms, rising in the middle of the town of Ortahisar near Ürgüp. Used over the centuries for defence and shelter, it offers views over the town and valleys.
Kaymakli Underground City
Kaymakli underground city is contained within the citadel of Kaymakli in Nevşehir Province, in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey. First opened to tourists in 1964, the village is about 19 km from Nevşehir, on the Nevşehir-Niğde road.
Derinkuyu underground city
Derinkuyu (Turkish), also known as Malakopi, is an ancient multi-level underground city near the modern town of Derinkuyu in Nevşehir Province, Turkey, extending to a depth of approximately 85 metres (280 ft).
Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa
Medrese of Mehmet Şakir Paşa, also known as Madrasa of Mustafapaşa, is a 19th-century madrasa, an Islamic educational institute, in Nevşehir Province, central Turkey. It is also known as a caravanserai.
Nevşehir Castle
Nevşehir Castle is a historic castle in the city of Nevşehir, overlooking the underground city of Kayaşehir. It was a fortress for defensive, military purposes.
Sarıhan Caravanserai
Sarıhan is a 13th-century Seljuk caravanserai on the Silk Road route between Aksaray and Kayseri, about 5 km southeast of Avanos. In the evenings it hosts whirling dervish ceremonies.
Sobesos Ancient City
Sobesos is an ancient city in the village of Şahinefendi, 23 km from Ürgüp, at the start of the Soğanlı Valley. Excavations since 2002 have uncovered a Roman bath, a church and fine floor mosaics.
Museums
Göreme Open Air Museum
The Göreme Open-Air Museum is one of Cappadocia's most important sites: a complex of rock-cut monasteries and churches with 10th–12th-century frescoes, including the Dark Church, the Apple Church and the Buckle Church.
Nevşehir Museum
Nevşehir Museum is in Nevşehir, Turkey Nevşehir is the provincial center in the region which is the Capadocia of the antiquity and known for its fairy chimneys. The museum at is on Türbe Street in 350 Evler neighborhood of Nevşehir.
Places of worship
Saint Theodore Church
The Church of St Theodore Tyron is a Greek Orthodox church in Derinkuyu, opened in 1858. Its façade reliefs with grape motifs gave it the nickname 'Grape Church' (Üzümlü Kilise).
Church of Sts Helena and Constantin
The Church of Sts Constantine and Helena stands on the main square of Mustafapaşa (formerly Sinasos) near Ürgüp. Built in the 18th century partly of masonry and partly carved into rock, it was restored in the 19th century.
Monastery of St Nicholas
The Monastery of St Nicholas in Mustafapaşa (formerly Sinasos), Ürgüp, became in the 19th century a holy place respected by both Christians and Muslims and a centre of social life.
Old Rock Mosque of Çavuşin
The Old Rock Mosque is a mosque carved into the rock in the village of Çavuşin, Avanos. Its construction date is unknown; it is the second-oldest mosque in the village.
Haji Bektash Veli complex
The Haji Bektash Veli Complex is a Turkish Alevi religious site located in Hacıbektaş, Nevşehir province, central Anatolia. It was built in the 13th century as a teqe (dergâh) of the Sufi saint Haji Bektash Veli.
Karamanoğlu Mosque
The Karamanoğlu Mosque, also called İbrahim Bey Mosque or the Great Mosque of Ürgüp, was built in the 13th century by Vizier İbrahim Bey of the Karamanid state.
St. John
The Saint John's Church is a historical rock-carved church in Cappadocia, Turkey.
Nature
Pigeon Valley
Pigeon Valley stretches from Uçhisar to Göreme through soft volcanic tuff dotted with ancient caves. It is named after the dovecotes carved into the rock by locals to collect pigeon droppings as fertilizer.
Love Valley, Cappadocia
Love Valley, (Turkish Aşıklar Vadisi) is a valley in Göreme Historical National Park, located in Cappadocia, Turkey. It is known for its rock formations called fairy chimneys.
Paşabağı (Monks Valley)
Paşabağı, between Göreme and Zelve, is famous for its mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys with multiple caps. It is also called Monks Valley after the hermit cell of St Simeon carved into one of the chimneys.
Three Beauties Fairy Chimneys
The Three Beauties are three capped fairy chimneys at the entrance to Ürgüp and one of the symbols of Cappadocia. Legend says they represent a family; the spot is famous for its sunset views.
Göreme National Park
Göreme Historical National Park is a national park in Cappadocia in central Turkey. It occupies an area of nearly 100 km2 (39 sq mi) and is located in Nevşehir Province.
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