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Nevşehir · Göreme · Turkey

Karabaş Kilisesi

Karabaş Kilise

Religiousgoogle verified
~30 min
easy
7/10
contemplative

The first church on the right after entering the Yukarı Valley, the Karabaş Kilisesi is covered in paintings showing the life of Christ, with Gabriel and various saints. A pigeon in the fresco reflects the importance of pigeons to the monks, who wooed them with dovecotes cut into the rock.

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