Zelve village
Nevşehir · Archaeological site
Photo: Noumenon · CC BY-SA 3.0
Catalogue label
- Type
- Archaeology
- Kind
- Archaeological site
- Province / district
- Nevşehir
- Elevation
- 1,065 m
- UNESCO
- World Heritage, 1985
- Wikidata
- Q189263
About
The Zelve Monastery is a Byzantine-era monastery that was carved into the rock in pre-iconoclastic times. It is part of the Zelve Open Air Museum, located between Ürgüp and Avanos, Turkey.
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Location
Visiting here? The next 5 places nearby
The best-known places close by, in the shortest order from Zelve village: about 103 km and 1 h 45 min of travel, plus roughly 7 h for the visits.
2.6 km · 3 min by car
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Directions for this routeDistances are straight-line estimates adjusted for roads; check each museum's hours before you go.
On these itineraries
- Three Days in Cappadocia · 3 days · about 11 h 5 min
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