The small village of Cavusin is located 6 km northeast of Goreme on the way to Avanos .  Cavusin Village, with good hotels and a few pensions affects the remains of a large cave city .  Next to this settlement there are many buildings that are pressed against the rocks and continue them .  The back wall, exposing a multi-level system of dwellings remained on the rocky town after another collapse .  Rock, pitted, like a piece of "cheese", seen from afar, so not hard to find Cavusin .  This "cheese" people lived back in the fifties of the twentieth century .  Up to 1953, this part of the city was inhabited by Turks living in caves .  Christians were expelled from here after a large earthquake, and residents forbidden to live in caves .  Most likely, the collapse contributed to the fact that the rock could not stand clutter to cut through it constantly moves and new rooms .  In these caves on the recent visit of people testify hooks chandeliers on the ceilings, as preserved in some caves house numbers .

The small village of Cavusin is surrounded by amazingly beautiful rocky churches built in the IX century. Some churches are located in and Gyullyudere Kyzylchukure. It is the largest and the oldest church in the area - "Vaftizdzhi Yahya". The church "Buyuk Guverginlik" dirt road leading towards Avanos, built in honor of the Emperor Nicephorus Phocas in the Byzantine period. The frescoes in the church of St. John narrate the pilgrimage, as well as the campaign of Nicephorus Phocas through Cappadocia in 964-965 years. Himself rock complex is still sometimes used as a warehouse, although until recently was inhabited by people. The rock, which is the church Nicephorus Phocas, a dovecote, which gave it another name - a pigeon house, located in the side Pashabaga.

At the highest point is Cavusin Church of St. John the Baptist, or as it is called Vaftizci Yahya. This church belongs to the fifth century and is one of the oldest churches in Cappadocia. Inside it is a chain of spaces in the caves, a semi moves between different levels, linked by corridors. The frescoes can be seen scenes of the life of Jesus, Mary, the apostles. Many frescoes are lost but some fragments can still be seen. They belong to the 7- 8 centuries. Here, if you look closely, you can very much see the mural, which depicts the sacrifice of Abraham. The Church of St. John, is a metal ladder that was installed after the collapse of the ancient bridge.

In the labyrinth of caves, "vygryzshey" a significant part of the Cape rock, you can get behind the church of John the Baptist. It little room connected to the intricate three-dimensional chain of no worse than in any underground city. Often goes into the next room can be located in a far corner of the cave in a semicircular recess. See passage only when you find yourself in front of him. The tunnel is so chaotic that can suddenly go into a ladder or pit, or bring to the multimeter cliff, and maybe right in the open, if further road collapsed, or in a cave. The cave ins kinked several times, so do not let the light, so no flashlight from her not to leave. Sea lovers will have fun mazes, not under and above the ground.

On the main street of the village Cavusin you can see the rock-ness, which pitted the regular clusters through caves. To put it to her to get close to the near north side of Avanos. With far, the south side is the valley of inflow, which unexpectedly high and steep side walls, the remains of buildings occupied by the old Cavusin. Many houses were partially destroyed. Interestingly, these are the destruction of the top down: first the roof, then the residential floors, the upper floors and thin walls. The last thing collapses powerful masonry of the ground floor, which usually takes the form of the vaulted basement, part of which vrublyus in the rock.

Very impressive big and deserted city, suddenly opens eyes off the cliff opposite. The upper part of the city begins the trail, passing by the rocks, and leading to Zelve, away from all roads and other signs of civilization. It stretches t the mountain for which the evening sun sets.

Cavusin villagers have already moved out of the caves in the new modern house. The local population is hospitable and smiling, but few people know English, and especially the Russian language outside the populated tourist areas. This fact is in any case will not prevent tourists to exchange greetings and smiles. If you are tuned to a long chat, you are likely to find it among the same tourists who come to look at these edges.

Local cemetery shows uncommon health of local residents to easily overcome centenarians.