Selime Monastery

Cappadocia · Turkey

Selime Monastery, Turkey
Photo: Dianelos Georgoudis, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
Spring and autumn
Budget
$
Coordinates
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This large rock-cut monastic complex sits at the far end of the Ihlara Valley in western Cappadocia. Its cathedral-like halls, kitchens and stables were carved into a towering cliff of volcanic tuff.

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