A lush, green corner of Turkey where mist drifts through the Pontic Mountains. Visit the soaring Sumela Monastery clinging to a cliff, sip tea above Uzungöl lake and feast on Black Sea anchovies in a wooden mountain village.
A lush, green corner of Turkey where mist drifts through the Pontic Mountains. Visit the soaring Sumela Monastery clinging to a cliff, sip tea above Uzungöl lake and feast on Black Sea anchovies in a wooden mountain village.
Türkiye's emerald north — cloud-wrapped mountains, cliff-clinging monasteries, and a lake so still it mirrors the sky.
Why you'll love it: Trabzon is the Türkiye nobody expects. Climb to the Sumela Monastery suspended from a sheer cliff face, sip just-picked tea over the mirror waters of Uzungöl, hike highland plateaus where wild horses still roam, and feast on the freshest hamsi straight from the Black Sea. Cool, green, and wonderfully unspoiled.
Best time
May – Sep
Suggested stay
3 – 4 days
Highlights
A deeper look
Trabzon was the last capital of the Byzantine world, falling eight years after Constantinople. The legendary Sumela Monastery, suspended on a 300 m cliff since the 4th century, still guards icons painted by monks who sheltered there.
A taste of the city
Try muhlama (cornmeal melted with butter and Black Sea cheese), fried hamsi (anchovies) with cornbread, and Akçaabat köfte. Black Sea tea is the national drink — refused at your peril.
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