Churches in Turkey

A 1600-year-old church carved into the rock, with painted frescoes from 900.

It's believed that this small church was connected to the Hagia Sophia via a secret tunnel.

This church houses the tomb—but not the remains—of St. Nicholas, the likely progenitor to Santa Claus.

This crumbling medieval basilica once attracted pilgrims by the thousands to collect a miraculous dust that formed above the saint's tomb.

Legend says if you stick your thumb in the hole and it gets wet, your wish will be granted.

A small etching on the white marble parapet was written in runic script by a Viking mercenary.

Over the centuries, this island paradise has done it all, from providing monks with ecclesiastical respite to sheltering an exiled Leon Trotsky.

The most metal church of all time was built in record time because of an international, pious pissing contest.

This ancient abandoned church in a remote part of Turkey is in danger of falling over.

An ancient church on a tiny island covered in stone bible stories has controversially been turned into a museum.