Cappadocia: valleys, underground towns and settlements

Göreme Açık Hava Müzesi

Plan a main visit combining an interest in rock-cut architecture and art.

Uçhisar Kalesi

Make the rock citadel the focus of an Uçhisar section instead of adding distant valleys.

Güvercinlik Vadisi

Add a valley outing after considering walking conditions separately.

Çavuşin

Choose a separate settlement-focused section around Göreme.

Kızılçukur Vadisi

Set aside an outdoor section for landscape and photography interests.

Avanos

Bring an interest in pottery into a settlement visit and arrange workshop participation separately.

Kapadokya Yaşayan Miras Müzesi

Folk narratives, crafts and everyday traditions meet in Hacı Nuri Bey Mansion. A particular demonstration or workshop is not guaranteed for every visit.

Paşabağları ve Zelve

Treat the rock landscape and settlement interests as one area visit.

Access is restricted at the Balıklı and Üzümlü churches; confirm which parts can be visited.

Devrent Vadisi

Choose a short outdoor section focused on the rock landscape.

Ürgüp

Give Ürgüp separate time for settlement and local-culture exploration.

Temenni Tepesi

This rock hill above central Ürgüp helps you read the surrounding settlement as a whole. A tomb and the rock face add a historical layer to the view.

Ortahisar Kalesi çevresi

Choose an outing treating the citadel and surrounding settlement as one area.

Mustafapaşa

Build a gentler settlement outing around an interest in stonework.

Kapadokya Sanat ve Tarih Müzesi

Handmade costumes and small scenes turn gum-tragacanth dolls into stories of Anatolian life in Mustafapaşa. The house setting suits a close look at the collection.

Kaymaklı Yeraltı Şehri

Choose a separate visit for underground-settlement interests and check site conditions beforehand.

Derinkuyu Yeraltı Şehri

Treat the underground town as a southern-area visit rather than combining it with every valley.

Hacı Bektaş-ı Veli Müzesi

Give Hacıbektaş a separate cultural outing to avoid a rushed visit.

Açıksaray

Plan a separate rock-cut-settlement visit within a Gülşehir outing.

St. Jean Kilisesi

Add a stop for religious and art-history interests to a Gülşehir visit.

Nevşehir Müzesi

Collections devoted to regional archaeology and local culture.

Listed as temporarily closed by the Ministry; excluded from visit drafts until reopening is verified.

Nevşehir Kalesi ve kaya yerleşimleri

Add a section focused on the citadel and rock-cut settlements to a central visit.

Damsa Vadisi

A separate outdoor section for valley exploration; assess your route independently.

Sobesos Örenyeri

A separate archaeology-focused visit option around Şahinefendi.

Meskendir Vadisi

A valley option for rock-formation interests; make a separate walking plan.

Gomeda Vadisi

Combine outdoor and historical interests during an outing around Mustafapaşa.

Üzengi Vadisi

Consider this option when keeping a valley day focused on a small number of areas.

Bağlıdere · Aşk Vadisi

A landscape-focused valley option; keep the schedule flexible for photo pauses.

Güray Müze

In rock-cut galleries, ancient vessels and modern ceramics show different periods of the same craft. The building itself joins the reading of the collection.

Üç Güzeller Seyir Noktası

A viewing area at Ürgüp’s western entrance frames the capped fairy chimneys together. Çatalkaya and Üç Güzeller name the same place.

Hallaç Manastırı çevresi

Rock-cut spaces around Ortahisar show a side of the region beyond its large rock castles. Focus on the relationship between carved surfaces and rooms.

Çat Vadisi

Dovecotes carved into the rock are a focus of the valley beginning at Çat. This is a separate nature outing from Pigeon Valley at Uçhisar.

Mazı Yeraltı Şehri

Passages and the entrance arrangement are a focus of the rock-cut settlement at Mazı village. Allow dedicated time separate from central Ürgüp.