Selime Monastery – Aşıklı Höyük – Kızılkaya

The Character of the Route:

The route, which starts from Selime Monastery, which has cave rooms and churches that are carved into a huge rock mass and can be easily reached because its front has been demolished, proceeds on a straight course. On the 3rd kilometer, he leaves Selime village behind and heads towards Aşıklı Höyük, which is one of the first villages where humanity has experienced the settled life and performed the first brain surgery among the fields. The route, which proceeds on the paths that allow you to take interesting photos in Aşıklı Höyük, ends in the village of Kızılkaya, which takes its name from the color of the rocks on which it is built.

Notes to Travelers:

• You can stay in modest hotels in Selime and use the hotel restaurants.
• Since you cannot replenish water along the way, you need to make sure you have enough water with you.

Connected Routes:

Yaprakhisar – Uzunkaya – Çanlı Church;
Aşıklı Höyük – Büyük Deller – Gülağaç;
Aşıklı Mound – Çatalsu- Güvercinkayası Mound;
Ihlara Village – Belisırma – Selime Monastery