Trabzon City Guide
With a history tracing back to 2000 B.C., Trabzon is the most significant city, considering historical, social and cultural accumulations, of Eastern Black Sea Region. As a consequence of being on the part of the historical Silk Road connecting Europe and Asia, the city harbored Milletians, Romans, Byzantine, Persians and Comnenos throughout the history.
Historical monasteries and churches are more than anything in Trabzon.
Sumela Monastery (Virgin Mary Monastery) located on a steep rocky cliff at Altindere Village takes place 300 meter above the valley. Sumela Monastery is mainly consisted of stone church, kitchen, student rooms, guesthouse, library and holy temple. You arrive to the entrance of the monastery through a clinging and long stairway. You should not miss this dreamy and historical structure.
Church of Haghia Sophia used as museum was constructed between 1238 and 1263. The most magnificent part of the church is the one where Adam and Eve are depicted on a frieze. The museum will captivate you. Vazelon Monastery, Saint Anna Church, Yenicuma Mosque, Santa Maria Church, Ortahisar Mosque, Irena Tower, Kaymakli Monastery and Kizlar (Theokephastros) Monastery are the other historical artifacts that you should visit.
Ataturk Villa at Soguksu, Cevdet Sunay Museum at Atakoy and Trabzon Museum at Zeytinlik Street are the main museums within the borders of the city.
Calkoy Cave at 5 km south of Duzkoy district is another historical structure, which should be seen. It is placed 1050 m high from sea level.
Uzungol Lake located at Caykara district, 99 km away from the Centrum is a famous natural benefaction of Trabzon. The lake surrounded by spruces is a kind of natural dam lake formed through the landslide to close the Haldizen stream. Many Lakes are available at Trabzon. Cakirgol, Sera and Balikli Lakes are the other popular ones. You should experience them before leaving the city.
Tourist Attractions
Sumela Monastery (Virgin Mary Monastery) located on a steep rocky cliff at Altindere Village takes place 300 meter above the valley. Sumela Monastery is mainly consisted of stone church, kitchen, student rooms, guesthouse, library and holy temple. You arrive to the entrance of the monastery through a clinging and long stairway. You should not miss this dreamy and historical structure.
Church of Haghia Sophia used as museum was constructed between 1238 and 1263. The most magnificent part of the church is the one where Adam and Eve are depicted on a frieze. The museum will captivate you. Vazelon Monastery, Saint Anna Church, Yenicuma Mosque, Santa Maria Church, Ortahisar Mosque, Irena Tower, Kaymakli Monastery and Kizlar (Theokephastros) Monastery are the other historical artifacts that you should visit.
Ataturk Villa at Soguksu, Cevdet Sunay Museum at Atakoy and Trabzon Museum at Zeytinlik Street are the main museums within the borders of the city.
Calkoy Cave at 5 km south of Duzkoy district is another historical structure, which should be seen. It is placed 1050 m high from sea level.
Uzungol Lake located at Caykara district, 99 km away from the Centrum is a famous natural benefaction of Trabzon. The lake surrounded by spruces is a kind of natural dam lake formed through the landslide to close the Haldizen stream. Many Lakes are available at Trabzon. Cakirgol, Sera and Balikli Lakes are the other popular ones. You should experience them before leaving the city.
Culture & Entertainment
Heybe saddle bag (a kind of woven bag), wicker work (making baskets from hazelnut sticks), kazazlik, Surmene knife, churn, kesan (handmade clothes), belt, socks, telkari, coppersmith, handmade wooden spoons are the basic handicraft examples.
The combination of Horon which is a kind of folk dance special to the city and kemence (a stringed instrument having three wires) constitute the folk culture of Trabzon.
The flora of Trabzon is magnificent enough to charm you. The city has a rich geography from forests, different kinds of plants and green natural scenes to the wild life. You will be able to find a great deal of plants and animals in the city. You will live the joy of being nested with the nature. 2500 kinds of general plants and 440 kinds of special to the city plants are available here. Wolves, pigs, birds, foxes and more animals are existed and give the facility of hunting.
Food & Drink
Main authentic foods: Corn sarma (wrapping), cabbage sarma with meat, icli tava, pita with hamsi, pazi burma, pilaf with hamsi, kuymak, water pastry, yufka sweet, laz pastry, gulya, roasted pickle, roasted cabbage, kaygana, corn soup, isirgan soup, pilaf with hamsi, corn sarma with meat, Trabzon kebab, zumur, hosmeli, muglama, borani and many more are the popular examples from the city cuisine.
Shopping
At the center of the city, you will encounter many antique shops.
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