Yılanlı Kilise, Węża

**★★★★★ Umit Ozbay — 3 months ago

The Yılanlı Church, located in the Göreme Open Air Museum, dates to the 11th century.

The church's entrance is from the north. The main room has a transverse rectangular plan with a barrel vault; the annex to the south, which houses tombs, has a flat ceiling. The apse was carved into the long left wall, and the church was left unfinished. On either side of the church vault are depictions of saints venerated in Cappadocia.

The scenes in the murals are as follows: Directly opposite the entrance,

**★★★★★ Betul Canli — 9 months ago

Göreme Snake Church is one of the historic rock-carved churches located within the Göreme Open Air Museum in the town of Göreme, Nevşehir, in the Cappadocia region. It takes its name from the frescoes depicting snakes on its walls. In the center of the fresco are four female figures. Each of these women is punished for their sinful behavior according to Christian belief. The women are depicted with snakes coiled around their bodies. Some bite their chests, while others target their eyes. This sc

**★★★★★ Alptheking — a year ago

Taking pictures inside is forbidden... The entrance is from the north. The main room has a transverse rectangular plan with a barrel vault, while the annex to the south, containing tombs, has a flat ceiling. The apse is carved into the long left wall, and the church was left unfinished. On either side of the church vault are depictions of saints venerated in Cappadocia. One of the most important of these, St. Onuphrius, was a hermit living in the Egyptian deserts in the 4th century AD. (Hermit:

**★★★★★ Mustafa Akman — 2 years ago

🇧🇷 Capela Yılanlı Foi construída no século 11 e tem uma forma rectangular com uma abóbada de berço. Há uma porta com duas colunas e um arco atrás da sacada. Pinturas retratando São Basis, Santa Theodora, São Jorge, São Tomas e São Onofrio adornam a abside da igreja.

**★★★★☆ KoSeKu — 9 months ago

Home to dozens of unique rock-carved churches in Cappadocia, one of the most important churches you should definitely visit is the Snake Church in the Ihlara Valley. Designed in the shape of a Greek cross, the church is a popular destination for international tourists, boasting religious motifs from the 9th and 11th centuries, murals depicting Biblical scenes, and hand-carved stonework.

The Snake Church, the subject of numerous ancient legends, features frescoes depicting scenes such as Jesus's