Göreme Open Air Museum is a rock settlement located 13 km from Nevşehir and 2 km east of Göreme town, which hosted intense monastic life from the 4th to the 13th centuries AD. The museum consists of churches, chapels, refectories, and living areas carved into the rock. Inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985, this museum is considered an important center for religious education and thought in Christian history. The museum includes structures such as the Monasteries of Nuns and Monks, St. Basil Church, Apple Church, St. Barbara Church, Snake Church, Dark Church, Sandal Church, and Buckle Church.
