Kaymakli Underground City
The distance is 20 km from Nevsehir to Kaymaklı. The city consists of 8 floors.But we can go down to visit until the fourth floor. The first floor is dated to the hittites period. the rest of the city started to built during the hellenistic and Roman period the city has been converted into underground by carving and expanding other areas.
This underground city carved into tuff rocks, has the necessary shelter conditions for a temporary living of a group. The rooms and halls are connected to each other by narrow corridors.There are wine depots, water cellars, kitchens and food stores, ventilation shafts, water wells, churches and the door to prevent any external threats are internally sealed large millstones.
