Visit Zelve
- Museums
- Art & Culture
- Countryside
Zelve: How to get there?
1 hour and 15 minutes by air from IstanbulZelve: When to go?
May through OctoberZelve: For how long?
1 to 2 daysLearn more about your destination
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Zelve Vacations
Once a troglodytic monastery, nowadays, Zelve is an open air museum of traditional buildings with a magnificent religious complex that was carved from the rock.
Zelve: What to see in the surroundings?
What our travelers think about their stay
A must-see in the Cappadoce, Zelve is in the Nevşehir region. The area is famous for its fairy chimneys. Many of its residents were forced to leave their homes due to problems with erosion.
My suggestion
Don't forget your hat - the sun is scorching!
Once a troglodytic monastery, nowadays, Zelve is an open air museum of traditional buildings with a magnificent religious complex that was carved from the rock.
My suggestion
If you are going to Zelve then you should also visit Pasabagi, one of the most beautiful of Cappadocia's valleys of chimneys.
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