• Derinkuyu Underground City - Begin the tour by exploring the largest underground city in Cappadocia. Cappadocia is home to numerous interconnected underground cities, and today the focus is on Derinkuyu Underground City, the largest of them all. This city featured food storage, kitchens, stables, churches, wine and oil presses, ventilation shafts, wells, and a religious school. Derinkuyu extends at least eight levels deep, reaching a depth of 85 meters (279 feet), and could accommodate thousands of inhabitants.
• Ihlara Valley - Known as Turkey’s longest canyon, Ihlara Valley offers breathtaking views and is home to numerous Byzantine churches, chapels, monasteries, and hermit caves from the 11th to 13th centuries, a settlement area for early Christians. The guide will lead a visit to one of these sites to discuss the stunning religious frescoes adorning the interior walls.
• Melendiz Stream - Enjoy a 4 km hike along the banks of the Melendiz River.
• Belisirma - Lunch will be served in Belisirma Village.
• Selime Monastery - Visit Selime Monastery, the largest religious structure in the area, featuring a cathedral-sized church from the 8th and 9th centuries.
• Pigeon Valley - The tour concludes at Pigeon Valley, named for its numerous ancient pigeon houses carved into the rock. Pigeons were historically bred here, with their droppings used as fertilizer by local farmers.

• Lunch

• Drinks

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