Selime is one of the biggest monasteries in Cappadocia. Cut into the soft tuff rocks, it contains many caves for all the different needs of a medieval life in a monastery. UNESCO World Heritage

Cave church in the valley of Erdemli. The valley of Erdemli contains a Byzantine settlement from the 9th to 13th century. The main complex is the Saray Manastırı (palace monastery) with a decorated facade, a big cave church and several spaces on t...

Selime is one of the biggest monasteries in Cappadocia, inside the well visible table mountain. Cut into the soft tuff rocks, it contains many caves for all the different needs of a medieval life in a monastery. In the foreground a courtyard with ...

Yaprakhisar - the historic name is Ibrasa - is close to the famous Ihlara valley with its colourful cave churches. Here is a partly collapsed tuff rock with several churches, many caves and up to 20m high decorated facades.

Yaprakhisar - the historic name is Ibrasa - is close to the famous Ihlara valley with its colourful cave churches. Here is a partly collapsed tuff rock with several churches, many caves and up to 20m high decorated facades.

Yaprakhisar - the historic name is Ibrasa - is close to the famous Ihlara valley with its colourful cave churches. Here is a partly collapsed tuff rock with several churches, many caves and up to 20m high decorated facades.

Byzantine cave church in a single conical tuff rock. The view into the church shows severe damages and colourful frescoes.

Entrance to the small Byzantine underground cave church with ornamental wall paintings under a tuff rock cone with a bigger cave church.

Byzantine cave church in a single conical tuff rock. The view into the church shows severe damages. In the underground, directly under this one, is a second cave church with ornamental wall paintings.

Small Byzantine underground cave church with ornamental wall paintings under a tuff rock cone with a bigger cave church.

Side room of a Byzantine cave church inside a tuff rock.

Conical tuff rocks outside of Selime with caves, chapels and nicely decorated facades. Selime is one of the biggest monasteries in Cappadocia. Cut into the soft tuff rocks, it contains many caves for all the different needs of a medieval life in a...

Conical tuff rocks outside of Selime with caves, chapels and nicely decorated facades. Selime is one of the biggest monasteries in Cappadocia. Cut into the soft tuff rocks, it contains many caves for all the different needs of a medieval life in a...

Upper floor of the cave church of the Saray Manastırı in Erdemli. The valley of Erdemli contains a Byzantine settlement from the 9th to 13th century. The main complex is the Saray Manastırı (palace monastery) with a decorated facade, a big cave ch...

The valley of Erdemli contains a Byzantine settlement from the 9th to 13th century. The main complex is the Saray Manastırı (palace monastery) with a decorated facade, a big cave church and several spaces on three floors. The rocks contain many ca...