Göreme Travel Guide
Nevşehir
Popular places to visit
Goreme Open Air Museum
Admire the colorful frescoes on the walls of the churches carved into the rocky terrain and learn about Turkey’s Byzantine past.
Love Valley
Float in a hot air balloon past enormous phallic rock formations in this suggestive valley.
Rose Valley
Explore a Mars-like terrain on Earth in this bizarre valley as you visit cave churches and clamber over pink rock formations and fairy chimneys.
Tokali Church
Traipse through the underground tunnels to a hidden chapel and admire the frescoes from the ninth century in Cappadocia’s largest church.
Uchisar Castle
Enjoy the view from the summit and delve into the intricate homes, churches and passageways that lie below the surface of this honeycomb mountain.
Pigeon Valley
In ancient times, people lived within these caves and scenic rock formations and raised pigeons as essential messengers and pets.
Top hotels in Göreme
Divan Cave House
We had an incredible stay at Divan Cave House, even though we arrived quite late. The staff were extremely welcoming and made us feel at home straight away. The only small downside was that the terrace wasn’t open later in the evening for a drink, but it didn’t take away from the overall experience. ...
Reviewed on 8 May 2026
Royal Stone Houses - Goreme
Great breakfast and wonderful air balloon experience! Good location.
Reviewed on 14 May 2026
Terra Cave Hotel
We enjoyed our stay at this Cave hotel which is central to everything and within the areas to be picked up by our tours. Highly recommend this place and experiences. The staff offer five stars service!
Reviewed on 13 May 2026
Cappadocia Cave Suites
Unique rooms, nice patios with views, close to sights and restaurants, great breakfast
Reviewed on 13 May 2026
Sultan Cave Suites
Fantastic hotel and views from the terrace. Cave room was clean and spacious. We used sister hotel’s swimming pool as well. They have decorated terrace and set up a model breakfast table for people to take photos with the balloon backdrop. Truly stunning. Staff is quite nice. Breakfast was absolutely ...
Reviewed on 29 Apr 2026
Holiday Cave Hotel
Enjoyed our stay here despite the atrocious weather! We had a lovely room in a genuine cave. Unfortunately it trained so hard that it came through the roof, but the staff moved us to another equally nice cave.
Reviewed on 14 May 2026
Other neighbourhoods around Göreme
Uçhisar
Unique features of Uçhisar include the historical sites and spas. Make a stop by Pigeon Valley or Love Valley while you're exploring the area.
Nar
Travellers like the museums in Nar, and Nevşehir Museum is a top attraction you might want to visit.
Nevşehir Merkez
If you're spending some time in Nevşehir Merkez, Forum Kapadokya and Urgup Museum are top sights worth seeing.
