Monastery Valley, Güzelyurt

Aksaray Manastır Vadisi

A valley several kilometres long beside the hill town of Güzelyurt, its walls cut with Byzantine churches, chapels and rooms.

Open now Closes 18:00 · last entry 17:45

Ticket €4

Visit ~1–1.5 h

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Build a day-by-day plan with closing-day warnings and ticket totals.

What to see

The valley runs out of Güzelyurt, the old Gelveri, and its soft rock walls are pierced with churches, chapels and rooms carved out in the Byzantine period. A path leads along the valley floor between them; it is a calmer, smaller counterpart to the Ihlara valley a few kilometres away.

One to one and a half hours on foot.

Paths and steps into the churches are uneven; a torch helps in the darker rooms.

Getting there

On the edge of Güzelyurt, about 1 km from the centre; from Ihlara village it is about 7 km in a straight line, by car.

Transport lines are general directions, not checked against the operator's timetable.

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Nearby

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Straight-line distances.

Where to stay nearby

Güzelyurt (Ihlara) has 4 places to stay licensed by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (Ministry list, counted on ilçemde on 30 Sep 2026).

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Pharmacies on duty tonight in Güzelyurt ↗ The list changes every day; on-duty pharmacies stay open when the others are closed.

About this page

Location: OpenStreetMap — Güzelyurt Manastırı vadisi (way/1104508928; Nominatim, 01.10.2026). Ticket, hours and closing days: only from the operator's own pages; anything we could not confirm there is marked “Not verified”. Last checked 30 Sep 2026.