Zelve Archae­o­log­i­cal Site Zelve was found­ed on the steep and north­ern slopes of Akte­pe. Zelve Archae­o­log­i­cal Site, which con­sists of three val­leys, is the loca­tion where fairy chim­neys are most abun­dant. It is not known when the troglodyt­ic life start­ed in carved rock places such as Uçhis­ar, Göreme and Çavuşin but Zelve became one of the impor­tant set­tle­ments and reli­gious cen­tres of Chris­tians espe­cial­ly in the 9th and 13th cen­turies, and the first reli­gious sem­i­nars were giv­en to the priests in this region. In the 1st val­ley of Zelve, there are mill (seten) used for mak­ing bul­gur, Balık­lı and Üzüm­lü Church, and win­ery in the east. In the 2nd val­ley there is the Church of the Holy Cross. In the third val­ley, there is a vil­lage square and a mosque. The most impor­tant fea­ture of the 3rd val­ley is the monastery com­plex carved into a dome-like rock mass. Pigeon­house dec­o­ra­tions carved on high slopes in this val­ley add a unique val­ue to the archae­o­log­i­cal site. At the exit point of the val­ley is the Direk­li Church.