The Top 5 Caves in Aksaray
Looking to visit a cave in Aksaray on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Aksaray’s 5
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.
Last updated: November 8, 2025
Kirkdamaltı Church (St. George's Church)
Highlight • Religious Site
This cave church is located in the Ihlara Valley a bit off and about 30 meters up the trail.
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Snake Church
Highlight • Religious Site
Very nicely preserved cave church in the Ihlara Gorge
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Selime Monastery – Church of the Virgin Mary
Highlight • Cave
Just before the paid Selime Museum. Very impressive dwellings, stables, churches
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Ancient Cave Dwellings in Ihlara Valley
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As soon as you have left the tourist-crowded section to Belisirma, a wide, impressive valley opens up with cave dwellings and chapels that can be explored
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Selime Cathedral
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Selime is quite nice, rumor has it a sequence from Star Wars was filmed here too.
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