NEVSEHIR CITY GUIDE

The province of Nevşehir is one of the major cities of Cappadoccia Region and displays a beautiful combination of nature and history. The geographic movements had formed the fairy chimneys and during the historical development process, mankind had settled and inhabited these natural wonders, fairy chimneys and carved houses and churches inside these formations and adorned these settlements with frescos, carrying the traces of the thousands of years of their civilizations.

Sites of Interest

Göreme Historical National Park, Uçhisar, Zeland, Ortahisar, Çavuşin and Ürgüp historical settlements, Kaymaklı and Derinkuyu underground cities, Peribacaları, St. Basil at Ürgüp, Tavşanlı, Karaçalı, Elmalı churches, Başmelek Monastry, Nevşehir and Ürgüp castles, Hacı Bektaş Veli Dervish Lodge, Avanos Grand Mosque, Damat İbrahim Pasha, Taşkın Pasha and Karavezir mosque complexes, Kaya, Alaeddin, Kızılkaya village, Aşçıbaşı mosques and Taşcami (Stone Mosque), Beylik Hanı (inn), Sarıhan, Kozaklı hot springs, Nevşehir, Hacıbektaş and Ürgüp Museums, Göreme and Zeland open air museums.