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...

The Durmuş Kadır Kilise in Göreme is a small cave basilica with three naves; probably 10th/11th century.

The Yusuf Koç cave church in Göreme was part of a monastery within several tuff rocks. The frescoes are dated to the 13th century. Since 1985 UNESCO World Heritage.

The Yusuf Koç cave church in Göreme was part of a monastery within several tuff rocks. The frescoes are dated to the 13th century. Since 1985 UNESCO World Heritage.

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...

This is in front of the Yılanlı Kilise (=Snake Church), which is inside the tuff rock cone, in the Soğanlı valley. The church is decorated with Byzantine frescoes from the 11th and 13th century.

Yılanlı Kilise (=Snake Church) in the Soğanlı valley. The Byzantine frescoes of the cave church are from the 11th and 13th century.

The Soğanlı Han is a big cave monastery in the Soğanlı valley. It is dated to the 11th century.

The Üzümlü Kilise (10th century) is inside a tuff rock. It is named after a fresco with lots of grapes (üzüm = grape). An inscription says that here the eremite Niketas had lived.

The Meskendir cave church is a cross-vaulted dome church with red ornamental paintings directly on the wall. It is inside a tuff rock above one of the wonderful Cappadocian valleys.

Singular grave with some frescoes in a gap between some Cappadocian tuff rocks. This is close to a small cave church from the 11th century. Perhaps it's the grave of a monk who had lived here in or next to the church.

Big cave church with columns in the upper Kızılcukur valley between Göreme and Çavuşin. In this side room the columns just serve as decoration, which is in this way unique in Cappadocia.

Side room (presbytery, sacristy?) of a Greek Orthodox cave church in Ürgüp.

Side room (presbytery, sacristy?) of a Greek Orthodox cave church in Ürgüp.

Greek Orthodox cave church in Ürgüp. Unique is the iconostasis, cut into the tuff rock. If the 1899 in the picture of the apostle Petrus is the year of building this church, it is one of the latest. or perhaps even the last cave church in Cappadocia.