# Things to see in Nevşehir (Turkey): 36 places and when to go

> Nevşehir is a town in Turkey with around 76,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 36 places in and around it, mainly History (23), Temples (18), Nature (8). The best known are Göreme Historical National Park, Derinkuyu underground city and Acıgöl–Nevşehir. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 19. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/nevsehir/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-08
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Turkey · 38.624, 34.724
- **Population:** About 76,000
- **Places:** 36 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/historia/) (23) · [Temples](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/espiritual/) (18) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/naturaleza/) (8) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/museos/) (5) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/fauna/) (1) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/montana/) (1)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** ESB Ankara, 224 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Acıgöl–Nevşehir, at 1,689 m.

## What to see in Nevşehir

The places in and around Nevşehir, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Göreme Historical National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/goreme-historical-national-park/): National park in Turkey · 12 km
- [Derinkuyu underground city](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/derinkuyu-underground-city/): Ancient city in Turkey · 28 km
- [Acıgöl–Nevşehir](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/acigol-nevsehir/): Nature · 13 km
- [Kaymaklı, Nevşehir](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kaymakli-underground-city/): Nature · History · 18 km
- [Churches of Göreme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/museo-al-aire-libre-de-goreme/): Archaeological sites in Turkey · 11 km
- [Özkonak](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ozkonak-underground-city/): Nature · History · 23 km
- [Saint John's Church, Gülşehir](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/st-jean-church/): Gülşehir · 15 km
- [Nevşehir Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/nevsehir-muzesi/): Museum in Nevşehir District · 439 m
- [Açıksaray](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/aciksaray/): Rock-cut settlement complex in Cappadocia, Turkey · 14 km
- [Mazı Underground City](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/mazi-underground-city/): Archaeological site in Nevşehir, Turkey · 20 km
- [Sarıhan Caravanserai](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sarihan-caravanserai/): Caravanserai in Nevşehir, Turkey · 19 km
- [Nevşehir Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/castillo-de-nevsehir/): Historic castle · 1.1 km
- [Dark Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/dark-church/): Cave church in Turkey · 11 km
- [Derinkuyu Cumhuriyet Mosque](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/derinkuyu-cumhuriyet-camii/): Mosque and former church in Derinkuyu · 28 km
- [Ortahisar Ethnography Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ethnographic-museum/): Museum · 12 km
- [Güray Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/guray-underground-ceramics-museum/): Museum in Capadocia · 14 km
- [Hırka Dağı](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/hirka-dagi/): Mountain in Turkey · 25 km
- [Monastery of St Nicholas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/monastary-of-st-nicholas/): Monastery in Ürgüp District · 16 km
- [Castle of Ortahisar](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/ortahisar-castle/): Castle in Turkey · 12 km
- [Sobesos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/sobesos/): Archeological site in Ürgüp District · 28 km
- [Aynalı Kilise](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/analipsis-church/): Temples · 11 km
- [Elmalı Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/apple-church/): History · Temples · 11 km
- [Monastery of Belha](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/belha-monastery/): Monastery in Avanos District · 20 km
- [Cappadocia Art & History Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/cappadocia-art-history-museum/): Museum · 16 km

And the other 12, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Tokalı Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/church-of-the-buckle/), [Çarıklı Kilise](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/church-with-sandals/), [El Nazar Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/el-nazar-church/), [Nikephoros Phokas church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/nikephoros-phokas-church/), [Pantokrator Kilisesi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/pantocrator-church/), [Azize Catherine Şapeli](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/saint-catherina-chapel/), [Church of Saint Barbara](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/st-barbara-s-chapel/), [Kılıçlar Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/swords-church/), [Yilanli Church](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yilanli-kilise/)
- **Temples**: [Pancarlık Kilise](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/pancarlik-church/)
- **Food and drink**: [Turasan Cappadocia Wine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/turasan-cappadocia-wine/)
- **Hot springs**: [Turkish Bath Hammam](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/turkish-bath-hammam/)

## When to go to Nevşehir

The best time to visit Nevşehir is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 35 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 33 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 42 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 01 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 06 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 41 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 27 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 30 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 14 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 58 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 51 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 19 |

In June there are 14 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 19. In April, 36 of the 36 places are at their best.

When to go to Turkey in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Nevşehir

The nearest main airport is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB, Ankara), 224 km as the crow flies. How to get around Turkey (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=38.624%2C34.724)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.624%2C34.724)

## Other towns nearby

- [Kayseri](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kayseri/): 32 places · 68 km
- [Niğde](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/nigde/): 11 places · 72 km
- [Yozgat](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/yozgat/): 11 places · 133 km
- [Ereğli, Konya](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/eregli/): 7 places · 138 km
- [Adana](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/adana/): 17 places · 189 km
- [Tarsus, Mersin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/tarso/): 10 places · 190 km

And all of Turkey, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Nevşehir?

The best known: [Göreme Historical National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/goreme-historical-national-park/), [Derinkuyu underground city](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/derinkuyu-underground-city/), [Acıgöl–Nevşehir](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/acigol-nevsehir/), [Kaymaklı, Nevşehir](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/kaymakli-underground-city/), [Churches of Göreme](https://kokai.app/en/paises/africa-y-oriente-medio/turquia/museo-al-aire-libre-de-goreme/). In all, 36 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Nevşehir?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 41 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 19.

### How do you get to Nevşehir?

The nearest main airport is Esenboğa International Airport (ESB), 224 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=38.624%2C34.724) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Nevşehir as the destination and these 36 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).