Sumela Monastery
Trabzon, Turkey
Sumela Monastery clings to a cliff face in the Altindere Valley National Park, about forty-five kilometres south of…
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Best churches to visit in Turkey
Turkey’s Christian heritage includes the Byzantine mosaics of the Chora Church in Istanbul, the Ecumenical Patriarchate’s cathedral in the Fener district, the ruins of the Basilica of St John near Ephesus, the rock churches of Cappadocia and the cliffside Sumela Monastery near Trabzon.
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Basilica of St John, Ephesus
Selçuk, Turkey
A modest ticket covers the site, and it is separate from the Ephesus archaeological park three kilometres away;
3 tickets & tours
Selime Cathedral
Goreme, Turkey
Selime Monastery, often called Selime Cathedral, is carved into the rock at the northern end of the Ihlara Valley in…
3 tickets & tours
Chora Church
Istanbul, Turkey
The Chora reopened in 2024 as a working mosque after four years of restoration, and the arrangement has changed: entry…
2 tickets & tours
Gümüşler Monastery
Nigde, Turkey
Gümüşler Monastery is a rock-cut monastery about ten kilometres north-east of the town of Niğde, in the southern part…
2 tickets & tours
Aya Yorgi Church
Istanbul, Turkey
The Monastery of Saint George, Aya Yorgi, stands on Yücetepe, the highest hill of Büyükada, the largest of the…
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St. George’s Cathedral, Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
The Cathedral of Saint George stands in the Fener district of Istanbul, on the Golden Horn, inside the compound of the…
No online ticket
Some sites are museums with tickets, others active churches. The pages below explain the access and timing for each.