Roman Castle

Roman Castle is a castle in Ürgüp District, Nevşehir Province. Roman Castle is situated nearby to the hotel CARUS Cappadocia, as well as near the art gallery By Brush.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Göreme Open Air Museum and Church of the Buckle.

Göreme Open Air Museum

Museum

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Göreme is a district of the Nevşehir Province in Turkey. After the eruption of Mount Erciyes about 2.6 million years ago, ash and lava formed soft rocks in the Cappadocia region, covering an area of about 20,000 square kilometres. Göreme Open Air Museum is situated 1½ km east of Roman Castle.

Church of the Buckle

Church

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Church of the Buckle is situated 1¼ km east of Roman Castle.

Snake Church

Church

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Snake Church is situated 1½ km east of Roman Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Göreme and Uçhisar.

Göreme

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Göreme is a town in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, with a population of 2034 in 2022. It's at the heart of the "fairy chimney" landscape, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, with soft volcanic tuff eroded into fantastical rock formations and excavated into cave dwellings.

Uçhisar

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Uçhisar is a small town in Cappadocia where pinnacles of soft tuff have been hollowed out into bastions and dwellings. Uç hisar means "outermost fort", the fortified main pinnacle.