From Gümüşler Monastery to the Tyana aqueduct
A route heading south from Gümüşler Monastery, known for its 'Smiling Mary' fresco, and Andaval Church, the Byzantine basilica of the Andabalis station; it is completed by the Bor Ulu Mosque dated 1410–1411, the aqueduct arches at Kemerhisar, Roman Tyana, and Köşk Höyük, known for its skull burials with clay-modeled faces.
- Estimated duration
- ~4 h
- Straight-line distance (estimate)
- ~37 km
- Getting around
- By car
- Stops
- 5 stops
Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.
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Route map
Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Stops
- 1
- 2
~3.5 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Church
Andaval Church
Merkez, Niğde
~3.55 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 3
~21 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Mosque
Bor Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque)
Bor, Niğde
~20.8 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 4
~8 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Ancient city
Tyana Ancient City and Roman Aqueducts
Bor, Niğde
~8.02 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place - 5
~4.4 km from the previous stop (straight line)
Mound (höyük)
Köşk Höyük
Bor, Niğde
~4.41 km as the crow flies from the previous stop
View place
