Eski Gumus Turkey Cappadocia Derinkuyu

Eski Gumus (Eski Gümüş)

Eski Gümüş monastery is 16 km. north of Niğde, and 45 km. south of Derinkuyu. The pillars of the churches built in the 10th or 11th cen­turies in Byzantine period are still standing and the colors and motifs are still lively. The ceiling and the walls of the church are painted with pictures depicting the monks representing Christianity, Virgin Mary and Christ in her arms. Colors and paintings are mostly in their origi­nal form. The ruins of an underground city around Eski Gümüş mon­astery show that people were living there as a community.