Direkli Kilise (Kolonlu)

**★★★★★ Kajetan Narkiewicz — 4 months ago

The biggest church I've seen in this area. Room on the upper level has some columns, old grave compartments and smaller rooms. Definitely worth visiting.

**★★★★★ Matt Heibel — 5 months ago

First, thank you to a fellow google reviewer. Would have never stopped here, and almost missed the columns inside if not for their review.

Second, go hike and find this place. Truly a hidden gem. Free. Coolest rock church in the region. Photos show entrance, stairs, and columns.

**★★★★★ Polina — 9 months ago

Absolutely breathtaking! It’s hard to believe a real cathedral is hidden within the rock itself. A true wonder — surprising and deeply moving.

**★★★★★ Vladimir — a year ago

This is the most interesting church to visit in the valleys near Göreme. Inside on the second floor is a huge room with carved columns and a dome. It all looks very impressive. As far as I understood, there are 4 floors in this church, each of which I visited. The last photo shows a kind of tunnel, which I decided not to go into as it gets too small for me around the corner.

**★★★★☆ BradinHK — 4 months ago

This is one of a handful of Byzantine cave churches carved into the tuff rock that you can enter and see while hiking through Rose and Red Valleys. It is located just 5 minutes away from another impressive ancient church called Cross Church (or Crusaders Church).

Column Church was constructed around 1000 AD and is known for its massive standing columns and vaulted ceiling for which the church name is taken. It is fully enclosed and accessed by way of a short bridge. There are several rooms insi