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Church of the Grapes (Uzumlu Kilise)

By LETO on December 20, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   1 Comment
Tags: churches of goreme, Grapes church, uzumlu kilise, zelve church

Church of the Grapes (Turkish: Uzumlu Kilise ), Raisin grapes in the church due to the so-called structural motifs, in the Red Valley of Cappadocia, located close to the town of Ortahisar and three kilometers away.  The Church of the Grapes made in X. century. Grapes and […]

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Church of the Fish ( Balikli Kilise)

By LETO on December 19, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   1 Comment
Tags: balikli kilise, cave churches, Church of the Fish, churches of goreme

Beyond the mill, the Balıklı Kilise ( Fish Church ) has fish figuring in one of the primitive paintings. Adjoining it is the more impressive Üzümlü Kilise (Grape Church), with obvious bunches of grapes. Fish Church has fish figuring in one of the primitive paintings.  

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Holy Cross Church (Kutsal Haç Kilisesi)

By LETO on December 18, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   2 Comments
Tags: Church of St. John Cappadocia, Karsi Kilise

Hacli Kilise (Church with the cross – St. Agathangelus Church, Church with the Cross is located in Red Valley and it is usually confused with Church with the Three Crosses in Rose Valley. The church located on top of hill can be reached by a narrow path. […]

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Columned Church (Direkli Kilise)

By LETO on December 17, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   1 Comment
Tags: churches of goreme, churches of zelve, Columned Church, Direkli Kilise

This cross-shaped church has six columns, hence the name. The large adjoining chamber originally had two storeys, as you can see from what’s left of the steps and the holes in the walls from the supporting beams. There are burial chambers in the floor. Direkli Kilise (Columned […]

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Geyikli Kilise (Deer Church)

By LETO on December 16, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   2 Comments
Tags: churcches in zelve, deer church, geyikli kilise

Well worth tracking down is the Geyikli Kilise (Church with a Deer) which is past the village square and retains much of its monastic complex, including an impressive refectory table and benches cut clean out of the rock, as well as a faded 11th-century fresco of St […]

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Hidden Church

By LETO on December 15, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   2 Comments
Tags: cappadocia hidden churches, cave church in cappadocia, forgotten cave churches, Hidden Cave Church

As the church was discovered in the year 1957, the church was named as the “Hidden Church“. The church is located in the vicinity of El – Nazar Church. The paints adorning the church are directly painted to the main rock body, not on plaster. Painted cloth […]

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Chapel of St. Basil

By LETO on December 14, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   1 Comment
Tags: church of basil cappadocia, Saint Basil

Chapel Of St. Basil is situated at the entrance to the Goreme Open Air Musuem. Graves are to be found in the columned narthex area. The nave is transversely rectangular and barrel vaulted, and has three apses situated on the left, long side of the rectangular nave. […]

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Nunnery and Monastery

By LETO on December 13, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   3 Comments
Tags: Kizlar Manastiri, the nunnery

The 6-7 storey rock mass to the left of the museum entrance is known as “the Nunnery“. The dining hall, kitchen and some rooms on the first floor, together with the ruined chapel on the second level, can still be visited. The church on the third storey, […]

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Swords Church

By LETO on December 12, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   1 Comment
Tags: churches of goreme, Kılıçlar Church, Kılıçlar Valley

Kılıçlar Church (Swords Church), is in Kılıçlar Valley, which is near Göreme Open Air Museum. Chapel 29 has always confused scholars because of its painting programme. Hence, there are different views about the date of this church. According to several authors, however, Kılıçlar Church is the earliest […]

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Virgin Mary Church, Goreme-Cappadocia

By LETO on December 11, 2001   /   Ancient Cities of Turkey, Biblical Sites in Turkey, Byzantine & Ottoman Relics, Cappadocia, Churches in Turkey, Must-See Places in Turkey   /   Leave a comment
Tags: cappadocia church, Church of Virgin Mary, churches of goreme, Kiliclar Kuşluk, Kuşluk church

The church is located on the steep hill which is located to the south of Kiliclar–Swords Church at an approximate distance of 250 meters to the open air museum behind the ridge of Church of the Buckle . Kiliclar Kuşluk Church, one of the most beautiful churches […]

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The big tip is to try and go completely private. Many of the large tour companies offer private tour and they are going to charge a significant amount of money for the tour guide. However, many locations offer self-guided tours and therefore you have the ability to supply your own tour guide. Easily Book your guided private Ephesus tours, to see all the treasures of Ephesus Turkey. It's often said that Turkey has more ancient cities and classical ruins than does Greece. Well, it's true, and the Aegean coast holds a great number of sites, including Ephesus, the grandest and best-preserved of them all.

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