Goreme Open Air Museum, a photo from Nevsehir, Central Anatolia

Photographer's Note

The Goreme Open Air Museum is almost in the centre of Goreme and worth walking to or from, or even both ways, via the Evil Eye church and Love Valley. This section has a dozen or so churches and monasteries hidden in the rocks. Unfortunately photography was banned in all of them, thanks to indiscriminate use of flash by mostly clueless tourists. My favourite was the Dark Church (also known as the Black Church) and you can see an example of the magnificent interior here:

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The Buckle Church (Tokali Kilise) was another good one:

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NickVu, Fis2, pajaran, ikeharel, holmertz, jhm, pierrefonds, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, PaulVDV, Royaldevon, ktanska, adramad, mcmtanyel has marked this note useful

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Fis2 (170975) 2021-12-15 2:43

Witaj Chris!
A very interesting place, view is impressive.
I love it.
Good POV, colors and sharpness.
Well done.
Warm regards.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221813) 2021-12-15 3:05

Ciao Chris, my today neighbour, great view of fantastic rocks houses, excellent clarity, wonderful colors, fine details and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pajaran (116097) 2021-12-15 3:21

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa priroda, dobro pokaznao sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Lepi Manastiri i Crkve skriveni u stenama.

Zelim vam sve najbolje.
Paja

ikeharel (113519) 2021-12-15 3:29

Amazing picture, must say, the place is intriguing, photography-wise, Chris.
There are imaginary "faces" carved on the rocks.
My cong.'s for this one,
Ike

holmertz (102866) 2021-12-15 4:32

Hello Chris,
I recently scanned a few photos from G顤eme taken in 1970. I might show them here later this winter, even though the quality is very far below this. I remember this place well, and the fantastic interiors, but I can't remember any area called an Open air museum.

From some of the ancient graves in Luxor I remember desperate guards trying to stop tourists from using flashes on the delicate paintings. I couldn't believe how people could be so senseless.
Best regards,
Gert

jhm (211736) 2021-12-15 5:59

Hello Chris,

This is almost a miracle that here lived people, but very smart found.
Wonderful panorama view too.
An excellent detailed image.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John

pierrefonds (114628) 2021-12-15 6:16

Bonjour Chris,

Le sentier envoie mon regard vers le mus嶪 ce qui donne d ela profondeur � la composition. La prise de vue permet de voir les d彋ails du mus嶪 de Goreme. La lumi鋨e met en valeur la beaut� des couleurs. Bonne journ嶪.

Pierre

COSTANTINO (116698) 2021-12-15 7:54

Hello dear Chris
have a nice new day
fantastic view
unique view...
it is the first time
I see something like this
with rock houses...
I red your useful notes the
follwoing....this section
has a dozen or so churches
and monasteries hidden in the
rocks...
regards
Costantino

Tue (92560) 2021-12-15 10:27

Hello Chris,
Those rock formations are truly amazing and look so good in the clear sunlight and against the blue sky. Good inclusion of the path and the yellow and green grass in the foreground.
Lars

lousat (139400) 2021-12-15 12:07

Hi Chris,this is one of my favorite places in my wishes list for the next trips,wonderful capture in the best light and bright colors too! Have a nice evening and thanks,Luciano

ifege (48291) 2021-12-15 19:46

Hi Chris
Now that is a path that I have followed in 1998 (and from which have only a limited supply of usable photos). This good photo shows up well some of the carved caves used for dwellings.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (147330) 2021-12-15 23:42

Hi Chris,
well framed with this trail in the Fg, impressive rocks, photogenic with a pleasant sunlight, tfs.

PaulVDV (63026) 2021-12-16 1:32

Hello Chris,
I was in Cappadocia in 1983 and found it an amazing area.
It was a time with relatively few visitors and certainly no hot air balloons.
Excellent picture of these spectacular rock formations.
Well presented with the path leading to them.
Best regards, Paul

foxy (3461) 2021-12-16 8:40

Hello Chris,
This is a very picturesque of Goreme Open Air Museum.
Fantastic rock formations ... and there are turning into churches and monasteries. How marvellous is that !!!
I would definitely happy to explore every hidden corner ... till I have 'sore-feet' :-)
Wow...that Dark Church is amazing. The magnificent interior is 'mind-blowing' as well as the Buckle Church.
I've been to Turkey once. And I was telling to myself no more Turkey but seeing this place ... very tempting :-)
Tfs and the great links, as usual.
Loong

Royaldevon (85932) 2021-12-17 3:28

Hello Chris,

This is a remarkable place, beautifully photographed to show the different churches, feigning to be rocks!! It looks like something from a Disney Cartoon, where the goblins might live.
I like how you have used the pathway so effectively and carefully composed this amazing scene!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

vjmite (6628) 2021-12-17 3:47

Hi Chris,

This place has a surreal look to it, both the natural rock shapes and the windows and doors cut into them. The sun was at just the right angle to highlight the shapes.

Vince

ktanska (44838) 2021-12-18 2:16

Hi Chris,
Those rocks look amazing even without hidden monasteries. And those carved places make this even more wonderful. I'm glad that this place looks free of crowds on your shot. I wonder what the situation was in reality.
Kari

adramad (73040) 2021-12-23 11:01

Hello Chris.
Superb composition with these spectacular rock formations, they are something unique that is worth visiting.
Great color, brightness and sharpness.
Nice work. That we enjoy.
Have a nice day.
Very best regards.
Luis.

mkamionka (74669) 2022-01-01 1:32

Hi Chris,
Beautiful composition! You had such a great weather there and the resulting colors are so vibrant and eye catching.
I just love the extraordinary rock formations. I had the chance to visit the place but I would like very much to return and spend more time in this magical place.
You have nicely used the path in the foreground to lead us to the entrance.
Excellent quality work,
Have a happy New Year!
M

mcmtanyel (68741) 2022-02-24 19:50

Hello Chris,
I wish I could find the analog photos I took here, I visited this place in the 80s.
Regards,
MT