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Trabzon Travel Guide: 124 reviews and 417 photos

The City

Trabzon is a city located on the nortf-eastern coast of Black Sea region.

I was going back home from Artvin, in 2006 summer, and I passed through the city.

population is up to 1 million and the people are really friendly and helpful. whenever you ask a place to someone, he may even take you there himself.

the historical heritage of the city constitutes of many civilizations. in the city archeological museum, you can find many very interesting items that are mostly taken from the Sumela Monastry.

natural beauties are around the city, not inside. so, if you want to see fascinating landscapes, you have to make some effort of exploration.

moreover, the Sumela monastery and Uzungol "have to be" seen.

for more information;

Sumela Monastery

WIKI

PHOTOS

a narrow street in the city center

can be found on the TRAVELOGUE pages

Pros and Cons

Pros:extremely beautiful and peaceful landscape, historical heritage from many civilizations, cheaper than average
Cons:may be a bit distant to other attractive destinations of Turkey

Intro Written Apr 15, 2007
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Reviews (12)

Sumela Monastery Things to Do (9)

I get on the bus of Machka from the Russian Bazaar. it was almost 2 hours' way to arrive in sumela. after passing... more travel advice

Gulbahar Hatun mosque and tomb Things to Do (9)

Gulbahar Harun was the mother of Selim I and thus, the grandmother of Suleyman the Magnificient. the Sultan Selim made... more travel advice

iskender pasha mosque Things to Do (9)

one of the most important historical places in Trabzon is surely the Iskender Pasha mosque. it stands in the city center... more travel advice

Uzungol Things to Do (9)

about an hours' distance to Trabzon, lies the Uzungol province; with its fascinating natural beauty. it is among the... more travel advice

Transportation (2)
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Hotels (1)
a "clean" hotel

Travelogues (2)

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PierreZA Nov 7, 2007 at 8:35 PM

Very nice page, and your photography is great! Hope we will see more of these great pages on Turkey from you!
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TheWanderingCamel Apr 26, 2007 at 8:18 AM

There's a famous English book "The Towers of Trebizond" - anyone who has read it will dream of visiting Trabzon... This is a lovely page, great photos and evocative text. Thank you. leyle
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globetrott Apr 24, 2007 at 6:05 AM

an interesting page bringing back great memories ! It is a pity that I did not see sumela monastery, but Aya Sofia was simply great !
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sachara Apr 22, 2007 at 8:22 AM

Fatih, I enjoyed to read your Trabzon page. I can't remember Trabzon very well, though I spent the night there. But I can remember the Sumela Monastery very well, especilally its mystical appearance at a misty early morning.
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Ekahau Apr 19, 2007 at 1:54 PM

WoW uzungol / trabzon is so beautiful