Melendiz tea

The Melendiz River is a long stream that flows through the Ihlara Valley and extends to the Salt Lake. There are two hiking trails around it, 3.5 and 7 kilometers long. You can take long walks in the oxygen-rich Ihlara Valley, or you can sit in rooftops by the river and drink tea or coffee. As you walk along the river, you can also visit the 14 surviving churches. These churches, often decorated with funerals, haylofts, and dedicatory inscriptions, will take you on a long journey through time. We have compiled the most important of these churches for you below.