Bahattin Hayloft Church near Ihlara Valley is a small church with elaborate carving and extensive paintings of Christ's life.

Column Church in Ihlara Valley is a monastic church with standing figures covering the four massive columns.

Ala Church near Ihlara Valley is a large, impressive cave church with a monumental facade.

St. George Church in Ihlara Valley is an irregular cave church built inside a burial grotto around 1290.

Selime Castle is the largest and most elaborate cave complex in Cappadocia, built on a cliff overlooking the valley.

Eğri Taş Church (Ihlara) is a large, half-collapsed cave church with burial chambers and Eastern-influenced paintings.

Ağaçaltı Church in Ihlara Valley features beautiful, vibrant pictures with an towering central dome. The thick layer of compacted dirt...

Kokar Church is a bright cave church in Ihlara Valley with an ornate cross painted on the ceiling.

Dark Castle (Karanlık Kale) in Ihlara Valley is an expansive monastery complex with 11 rooms carved into the steep rock face.

Hyacinth Church (Sümbülllü Kilise) is a small painted church within a sprawling two-story monastery complex in Ihlara Valley.

Snake Church (Yılanlı) is a large cave church in Ihlara with rich paintings of Ascension, Pantocrator, and Last Judgement.

Ihlara Valley is a deep river canyon in Western Cappadocia with stunning nature and medieval cave churches.