Top Things to do in Derinkuyu
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Top 5 Things to do in Derinkuyu, Cappadocia
Discover the best top things to do in Derinkuyu, Turkey including Derinkuyu Yeralti Sehri, Kaymakli Underground City, Uzumlu Kilise, St.Theodore Church, HakkI Atamutlu Kultur Parki.
1. Derinkuyu Yeralti Sehri
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4.5 based on 1,188 reviews
At one time up to 20,000 people lived in this underground city carved 18 storeys deep into the Cappadocia earth. Today, 8 floors of rooms, tunnels and passageways are open for public viewing.
Reviewed By 596aarong - Los Angeles, United States
If you want a unique experience, then any of Cappadocia's underground cities will fill the bill. The fact that Derinkuyu exists at all is amazing. I highly recommend it... just watch your head, as many of the passageways are so small you have to bend over in half to get through. Not for the claustrophobic or faint of heart.
2. Kaymakli Underground City
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4.5 based on 830 reviews
Reviewed By hii67 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
It is known as one of the largest underground cities here in Cappadocia and said to have existed since the Hittite period. The early christians have found this place and created such cities to hide from the Romans and found sanctuary in those rock structures. The feeling is medieval and the rooms are functionally dug out to have areas for animals, kitchens, cooking area in the ground, rooms, ventilation shaft, water well etc. It can be claustrophobic for some especially when multiple tour groups converge and do feel how the walls can be easily dug out just using your finger. There are even roller doors to close off certain entrance during invasion and holes from ceilings and ground to spear the enemies if you spy hard enough. True demonstration of ingenuity of humanity and will to survive when under persecution and yet thriving under immense hostile environment . Hats off ! Highly recommended !!
