Cappadocia Urgup

Pancarlik Church - Urgup

Pancarlik valley lies to the south of Ortahisar, and to the right of the road leading from Urgup to Mustafapasa. The Pancarlik Church has one nave, one apse and a flat ceiling. The frescoes in this church are well preserved, and most of them are painted on a green background. At first glance it appears that two different artists were responsible for the paintings, but on closer inspection it is apparent that the same artist painted all the frescoes. Ýn the church, the scenes from the Bible follow one another in sequence and portraits of saints in insets border these scenes on both sides. The churc dates back to the first half of the 11th century.