Zelve Open-Air Museum

Zelve Open-Air Museum is a museum in Avanos District, Nevşehir Province. Zelve Open-Air Museum is situated nearby to the ruins Column Church, as well as near the scenic viewpoint vista panorámica.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Göreme Open Air Museum and St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin).

Göreme Open Air Museum

Museum

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Göreme is a district of the Nevşehir Province in Turkey. After the eruption of Mount Erciyes about 2.6 million years ago, ash and lava formed soft rocks in the Cappadocia region, covering an area of about 20,000 square kilometres. Göreme Open Air Museum is situated 3½ km southwest of Zelve Open-Air Museum.

St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin)

Church

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St John the Baptist church (Çavuşin) is situated 2 km west of Zelve Open-Air Museum.

Church of the Buckle

Church

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Church of the Buckle is situated 3½ km southwest of Zelve Open-Air Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cavusin and Aktepe.

Cavusin

Village

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Göreme is a town in the Cappadocia region of Turkey, with a population of 2034 in 2022. It's at the heart of the "fairy chimney" landscape, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list, with soft volcanic tuff eroded into fantastical rock formations and excavated into cave dwellings.