Özkonak Underground City is a quaint underground settlement located near the village of Özkonak (15 kilometres north of Avanos). The site is pleasant to visit because it is clean, well-developed.
Zelve open air museum resembles a vast monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own fantastic church. It is obviously the first sight to be visited by any traveller in Cappadocia, standing as it does in the very centre of the region with easy access from all directions. It is only 15 minutes walk (1.5km, 1 mile) from Goreme village centre. It contains the finest of the rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes (wall paintings) whose colours still retain all their original freshness. It also presents unique examples of rock hewn architecture and fresco technique.