The Çavuşin Church — also known as the Church of Nicephorus Phocas — stands just off the main road at the southern edge of the village. Built into the side of the cliff and hidden behind a rough stone facade, the interior preserves some of the finest tenth-century Byzantine wall paintings in Cappadocia.
The frescoes are unusually clear: cycles of New Testament scenes, processions of saints, and a famous portrait of the emperor Nicephorus II Phocas with his wife, the empress Theophano. A wooden ladder leads up to the entrance, and there is a modest admission fee.