{"id":12475,"date":"2024-09-11T09:02:37","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T09:02:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/?post_type=destination&#038;p=12475"},"modified":"2026-05-16T11:19:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T11:19:04","slug":"12475","status":"publish","type":"destination","link":"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/destination\/12475\/","title":{"rendered":"Derinkuyu and Kaymakli Underground Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are more than 30 ancient underground cities scattered around in Cappadocia, dug into the soft Volcanic rock, used by various communities of different population sizes. In the underground cities you will find homes, workshops, storerooms, churches, and monasteries, all arranged in few floors and connected via a network of tunnels. These underground cities are must visit sites, considered highly popular tourist attraction.<br \/>\nVisiting the cities, be ready for ~15 C deg. temperature all year round. We would recommend visiting the highly popular <a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/the-derinkuyu-underground-city\/\"><strong>Derinkuyu<\/strong><\/a> et<a href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/attraction\/kaymakli-underground-city\/\"><strong> Kaymakli<\/strong><\/a> underground cities, or the widespread<strong> Ozkonak<\/strong> underground city 21 km north of Avanos. Other underground cities in Cappadocia are those at Tatlarin, \u00c7ardak, Ac\u0131g\u00f6l, Mazi, and at Ozluce, among others.<\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are more than 30 ancient underground cities scattered around in Cappadocia, dug into the soft Volcanic rock, used by various communities of different population sizes. In the underground cities you will find homes, workshops, storerooms, churches, and monasteries, all arranged in few floors and connected via a network of tunnels. These underground cities are must visit sites, considered highly popular tourist attraction. Visiting the cities, be ready for ~15 C deg. temperature all year round. We would recommend visiting the highly popular Derinkuyu and Kaymakli underground cities, or the widespread Ozkonak underground city 21 km north of Avanos. Other underground cities in Cappadocia are those at Tatlarin, \u00c7ardak, Ac\u0131g\u00f6l, Mazi, and at Ozluce, among others. <\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-12475","destination","type-destination","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Cappadocia Underground Cities | Travel with Joy<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Explore Cappadocia\u2019s underground cities including Derinkuyu and Kaymakli, with ancient tunnels, churches and hidden chambers to discover.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thetjoy.com\/fr\/destination\/12475\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" 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