Gümüşler / Niğde · History

Gümüşler Monastery and Underground City

This rock-cut monastery near Niğde has a frescoed church and underground sections. The pin follows the official museum's directions point; check entry and current visiting conditions. The monastery's church has four columns within a large carved rock mass. Scenes including Christ's birth, baptism and presentation in the temple express its Byzantine religious art. Burial and residential spaces broaden the complex.