The goreme open air museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side by side each with its own fantastic church it is obviously the first sight to be visited by any traveler in cappadocia standing as it does in the very center of the region with easy access from all directions it is only 15 minutes walk 15km 1 mile from goreme village center it contains the finest of the rock cut churches with beautiful frescoes wall paintings whose col