Goreme Open-Air Museum Tours and Tickets

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Admission tickets to the Goreme Open-Air Museum are currently €20 for adults, however, there’s an additional entrance fee of €6 for the museum’s Dark Church. Prices for tours that include visiting the Goreme Open-Air Museum vary wildly depending on what’s included, but they start from as low as €33 for small-group tours.

At the Goreme Open-Air Museum, visitors can see churches and chapels that Byzantine monks carved into the rocky landscape when the site was an active monastery. During a visit, walk among the local “fairy chimneys” and climb into the cave-like chapels and churches to see the frescoes that still cover their interior.

The best time during the day to visit the Goreme Open-Air Museum depends on what month you go. In summer, try to go first thing in the morning to avoid the heat. Your options for when to visit may be limited during the low season from October to April when the ticket office closes in the mid-afternoon.

Yes, visitors should be mindful of certain rules when visiting the Goreme Open-Air Museum. One important restriction is that photography isn’t permitted inside churches. Visitors will also need to obey marked “No Entry” signs for their own safety and the protection of the site as some caves are off-limits.

Yes, it is, however, children may not find the experience of exploring the Goreme Open-Air Museum particularly interesting, except perhaps climbing in and out of the cave chapels. Entry for young children is free, or discounted, depending on age, so at least you won’t be wasting money if they don’t like their visit.