Nature / Cave
İnceğiz Caves
Çatalca, İstanbul
A Byzantine-era rock monastery carved on four levels into a limestone slope overlooking the Karasu Valley.
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Its story
The İnceğiz Cave Monastery was carved into a sheer rock face overlooking the Karasu Stream, about 9 kilometers northwest of Çatalca. Cut into easily worked limestone, the structure originally consisted of four interconnected levels; some of the connections have collapsed due to erosion and earthquakes. On the second level is a small church with a large cross relief on its wall. Together with the other caves in the valley, it sheds light on monastic life in the area during the Byzantine period.
Key facts
- Period
- Byzantine
- Admission
- Free (open area)
- Getting there
- By private car from Çatalca to the village of İnceğiz
- Visit duration
- 1–1.5 hours
Trip purpose
- Free
- Photography
- Quiet
- Hiking
Location
41.18144, 28.40418
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0nce%C4%9Fiz_Cave_Monastery | https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=41.18144&mlon=28.40418#map=17/41.18144/28.40418