Pomegranate Lake

(Local Name: Nar Gölü) About 50km/32mi southwest of Nevsehir in a valley near the village of Sofular lies Nar Gölü (Pomegranate Lake), a small lake with a water level some 70m/230ft below the surrounding hills. To the east and south of the lake, water from hot springs is used in the treatment of rheumatism. Numerous rock chapels can be found around the lake, many of which were until recently inaccessible. Their frescoes have become darkened by the shepherds' fires.