Under the city of Derinkuyu (literally “deep well”), 40 kilometres south of Nevsehir, is the most famous underground city of Cappadocia.
Eight previously exposed floors with apartments, stores, churches and monastery parts that are connected by locking blocks are grouped around the 85-meter deep shaft of an elaborate ventilation system. Here once, up to 20,000 people founded a refuge. It currently has 1,500 square feet of space, but it is believed that this is only a quarter of the entire system.
Contact
NEVŞEHİR PROVINCIAL DIRECTORATE OF CULTURE AND TOURISM
Yeni Kayseri Caddesi Atatürk Bulvarı No:15 - NEVŞEHİR
Telephone:
00 90 384 2134260
Fax:
00 90 384 2137045
00 90 384 2131137
TOURISM INFORMATION OFFICE - CITY CENTER
Atatürk Bulvarı, near by the hospital
Telephone:
00 90 384 212 95 73
TOURISM INFORMATION OFFICE - ÜRGÜP
Telephone:
00 90 384 3414059
TOURISM INFORMATION OFFICE - AVANOS
Atatürk Caddesi Avanos/NEVŞEHiR
Telephone:
00 90 384 5114360
TOURISM INFORMATION OFFICE - HACIBEKTAŞ
Telephone:
0090 384 441 36 87
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE
Turkey is a country full of history and culture. A variety of natural beauties and historic places of Turkey are registered in the UNESCO's World Heritage List. So the protection and preservation of these regions is guaranteed. You can find here the treasures of Turkey in the UNESCO World Heritage List as well as in the Tentative List:
Ankara
Antalya
Antakya
Bodrum
Dalaman
Istanbul
Izmir