Winery · Derinkuyu

Derinkuyu Underground City

1,400 years of early Christians sheltering 20,000 people 85 meters down—with wine presses, storage cellars, and a massive fermenting basin carved into Cappadocia's volcanic rock near Nevşehir.

What to do there

TourDerinkuyu Underground CityDescend eight levels into an underground city that sheltered 20,000 people. Wine storage areas, wells, ventilation shafts, and churches. Christians hid here from Arab raids. The scale is mind-boggling.

Wineries nearby

Winery · Cappadocia Kocabağ Winery Mehmet Erdoğan's original vineyard sits at 1,100m in Cappadocia, where volcanic soil and cool nights produce full-bodied Boğazkere using only Turkish grapes—no international shortcuts.