Butterfly on white mountain flowers and bracken leaves near canyons of Pinarbasi, Kastamonu.
PHOTO: Butterfly by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com
The monastery is located in Gümüşler town, an important historical source with relation to the middle ages. Despite not knowing the precise foundation of the Gümüşler Monastery, it is supposed to have been built between 8th and 12th centuries. The monastery is carved out of a large rock church and is one of the best preserved and largest of its kind in the Cappadocia region.