チャウシン旧村

Old Çavuşin Village reflects centuries of settlement shaped by Cappadocia’s soft volcanic rock. During the Byzantine period, its rock-carved dwellings and religious structures formed part of an established Christian community. Later generations continued to use the caves as homes, storage areas, and dovecotes. In the 1960s, increasing rockfall hazards led to the relocation of residents from the historic cliffside settlement to safer areas nearby. Its surviving structures preserve valuable traces of the region’s social and architectural history.

旧村周辺の道は急な坂や岩場、足場の悪い場所があるため、滑りにくく丈夫な靴を履いて訪れましょう。見学可能な展望スポットからは、かつての洞窟住居や周囲の渓谷を眺めることができ、特に朝や夕方の柔らかな光の中では美しい写真を撮影できます。落石の危険があるため、不安定な建物や立入禁止区域には入らないでください。近くの洗礼者聖ヨハネ教会と合わせて訪れると、チャウシンの歴史をより深く知ることができます。