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Göreme Open Air Museum
location_onGöreme
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groupsWhat guests say
- addStunning Byzantine frescoes
- addCluster of rock-cut churches
- addEasy to reach from Göreme
- removeGets crowded mid-morning
- removeDark Church needs a separate ticket
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The Göreme Open-Air Museum is Cappadocia's single most important sight and a UNESCO World Heritage site, a cluster of rock-cut Byzantine churches and monasteries carved into the tuff between roughly the 10th and 12th centuries. We picked it because the frescoes here, especially in the Dark Church (Karanlık Kilise), are among the best-preserved in the region thanks to the little light that reached them. Go early, before the tour buses, and budget the small extra ticket for the Dark Church, it's worth it. Wear proper shoes for the uneven rock steps and give yourself a couple of hours to take it slowly.
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