Zelve Open-Air Museum, Cappadocia

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Zelve Open-Air Museum

Zelve, Cappadocia 1h 30m ~£6

About

A ghost village of cave homes and chapels carved into rock, abandoned in the 1950s.

Good to know

Wear sturdy shoes
Some passages are steep

Nearby while you’re here

Rose Valley Sunset

Free2 hrs

3.9 km · ~19 min by metro/taxi

Avanos Pottery Workshop

~£81h 30m

4.1 km · ~20 min by metro/taxi

Göreme Open-Air Museum

~£142 hrs

4.3 km · ~21 min by metro/taxi

Hot Air Balloon Flight

~£1303 hrs

5.2 km · ~24 min by metro/taxi

Pigeon Valley Walk

Free2h 30m

5.6 km · ~26 min by metro/taxi

Distances are straight-line estimates from sample coordinates.

Sample hotels nearby

Avanos River Guesthouse (Avanos), about 4.1 km away. Sample listing.
Fairy Chimney Cave Hotel (Göreme), about 4.9 km away. Sample listing.
Uçhisar Castle View Suites (Uçhisar), about 7.5 km away. Sample listing.