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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.

Snow at Cappadocia in winter, old Sinasos City, Mustafapaşa, Ürgüp, Turkey.

Fairy Chimneys of Cappadocia , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site Hidden cave churches in a natural volcanic fairy chimney at Göreme , Open Air Museum, Cappadocia . More about Ancient Cappadocia

Rock Monastery at Cappadocia , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com . Inside cave monastery at Zelve National Park, Cappadocia , Turkey. More about Ancient Cappadocia. Listen to Medieval Byzantine Music: Laudele : Cantari de pe CD-ul Cintari la praznicul Sf. Arhangheli by Choral Group of Manastirea Stavropoleos of Romania.

Göreme National Park and the Rock Sites of Cappadocia UNESCO World Heritage Site in Turkey Cross section inside hidden cave church of ancient Cappadocia in a natural volcanic rock hill at Göreme Open Air Museum . PHOTO: Cappadocia Rock Monastery by voyageAnatolia.blogspot.com

Mt. Erciyes and Fairy Chimneys , originally uploaded by voyageAnatolia . A fairy chimney is a conical rock formation, typically found in the Cappadocia region of Turkey. It consists of a cap of hard rock resting on a cone-shaped pinnacle of softer rock. In Cappadocia, houses have been carved from these formations, and they make a popular travel destination.