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A major trade centre since times immemorial, and visited by [wiki=1a1b16925c4266906d1c21f01935552e]Marco Polo[/wiki] among many others, Trabzon is today one of the major cities of Turkey's northeastern coast.
In medieval times, city served as the capital of Empire of Trebizond, which was ruled by Komnenos family-which also provided several emperors to the Byzantine throne in [wiki=0ef8f876d62a45352e28410454e3634b]Constantinople[/wiki]. The longest surviving rump Byzantine state, Trabzon was captured by Ottoman Turks in 1461, almost a decade after the fall of Constantinople.
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By daily planes from [wiki=9221413dd904c157938b397753a8b4bb]Ankara[/wiki], [wiki=0ef8f876d62a45352e28410454e3634b]Istanbul[/wiki] and [wiki=87da1803d79be02847802fb26ee3f961]Izmir[/wiki]. There are also planes from [wiki=5520d9658f058d9f3ebbc9671bb09ae9]Adana[/wiki] (Pegasus Airlines) and [wiki=85e75f7f6017ec0a620fa92005d5adc5]Bursa[/wiki] (Borajet), as well as scheduled international flights from certain European and regional cities.
* By bus from all major cities in Turkey. From Istanbul (65 TL, 18 hrs) they depart several times per day. From Kayseri it's 12hrs. There are also buses from [wiki=532531fe87971119dd0c1c2acbcbde56]Tbilisi[/wiki], [wiki=657bb1b09f0524e7840f9691358dae1f]Georgia[/wiki] (about 12 hours) which serve as a useful point of entry to the country from [wiki=e3d4f321dadf1cb755c8eb2678cd2507]Caucasus[/wiki]. There will be a "servis" (free shuttle bus) from the bus station to the city centre.
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By Boat
Turkish Maritime Lines used to operate two weekly ferryboats between Istanbul and various Black Sea ports. However, as of 2007, this service has been cancelled.
* There are also ferries twice a week from [wiki=7f5651ef9b1fb1869c90bff552f60ecf]Sochi[/wiki] on [wiki=5feb168ca8fb495dcc89b1208cdeb919]Russia[/wiki]n [wiki=fdb1bdfa5808d7635a142bc162df8ccf]Black Sea coast[/wiki]. They cost US$ 50/passenger.
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Frequent Dolmuş connections inside the city: 1.75 Lira.
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Hidirnebi Plateau (Hıdırnebi Yaylası). Beatiful place in Trabzon, Akçaabat. Altitude of 1200m. There is natural beauty. xxkm form Akçabaat, xxim from Trabzon. Transportation is provided by private car or tour. Grocery store, bakery, butcher, there are picnic area in Hıdırnebi . There are guided vehicles for transportation. The ride take 35-40 minutes. For example: Orhan İNAN, orhaninan61@gmail.com, 05052748078. Full day navigation and guidance service is available.
* Aya Sofya Museum. A beautiful and picturesque church converted into a mosque and later into a museum that still has stunning frescoes within-just like its [wiki=85666f84685950ce4b3836025d2f8f08#See]namesake[/wiki] in Istanbul. There is a peaceful open-air tea garden on the grounds. You can reach here by any Dolmuş marked 'Aya Sofya', which depart from the north side of Atatürk Alani square. The ride take 5-10 minutes, and costs about 1,5 TL. This should be one of your sights while in Trabzon.
* Uzungöl, a lake up in the mountains 99 km from Trabzon, 19 km. from Caykara and at an altitude of 1090 m. A great number of broken rocks from the slopes filled up Haldizen stream and Uzungöl was formed in this way. The lake is 1000 m long, 500 m in width and 15 m in depth.
It is surrounded by forests. Uzungöl has an interesting view with the village houses around it. And there are some other small lakes on the mountains which are 15-20 km. from Uzungol. The lake is also surrounded by convenient tracks for hiking. There are some facilities such as bungalows and some establishments which rear trout. Tourism agencies organise tours for the day in the summer.
You can use local transport to go to this place.
For general tourist information, the tourist office is located right on Atatürk Alani square, on the southern side. The clerk speaks English very well and provides you with a wealth of information about Trabzon and its surroundings. Before doing anything in Trabzon, go to the tourist office.
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Sümela Monastery
Sümela Monastery (Turkish: Sümela Manastırı; Panagia Soumela, "Virgin Mary of Soumela" in Greek) is a spectacular rock-hewn monastery perched dramatically on the narrow ledge of a steep cliff in the forests south of Trabzon. It was built in the fourth century, just before the Roman Empire split into east and west, by two Athenian priests, Barnabas and Sophronius, who, according to legend, found a miraculous icon of the Virgin Mary in a cave. The monastery's location in this geopolitically tumultuous corner of the globe naturally saw times of trouble and fell into ruin numerous times throughout its history, with its most thriving times falling under Byzantine and Ottoman rule.
The twentieth century, however, was not kind to the monastery. It was abandoned following the chaos and inter-ethnic violence at the end of World War I, and the population transfer of Trabzon's (formerly Trebizond) Greek population to [wiki=6b718641741f992e68ec3712718561b8]Greece[/wiki]. Its remote location gave it some sanctuary, but its frescoes still attracted the occasional casually hurled rock by a bored shepherd. The beautiful frescoes today suffer from decades of heart-wrenchingly pointless vandalism by travelers-judging from the various alphabets and names scrawled across these impressive religious works of art, it appears that just about every culture in the world has taken part in the desecration. The buildings themselves have been fairly heavily restored in recent decades, as the Turkish government has stepped in to protect the monastery and to turn it into a museum.
Admission is 15 TL. The simplest way to get to the monastery is by tour, and you can find a tour in town by just asking any other traveler there (no tourist visits Trabzon without seeing Sümela). The monastery lies close to [wiki=1f59429417936347024185db2812dc80]Maçka[/wiki], about 30 km south of Trabzon, and those preferring to get to the monastery on their own means instead of taking a tour can get to Maçka by taking minibuses heading for [wiki=43ba8a5a0b62b7803f51bd9c77fe2f49]Gümüşhane[/wiki], [wiki=6d3b4c624b309348008c277881e86413]Erzurum[/wiki] or other destinations south from Trabzon. The rest of the way, approximately 17 km to the actual site of monastery, can be done by dolmuşes from downtown Maçka (although only in high-season and not during off-season), which will take you to the entrance of Altındere National Park (Milli Park). Then, the monastery is about half an hour walk away, which can be done through a forest trail, which was recently widened in order to cope with the ever increasing numbers of visitors, or along the tarmac road leading to the monastery. Those approaching with their own vehicles can get as near as 300 meters to Sümela itself, where there is a car-park in front of Hagia Barbara Chapel. There is an additional fee of 20 TL for cars, paid at the entrance of the national park.
Important information: The Monastery is closed for 1 year begining from September 22, 2015 due to some several restoration and field works. Information got from Restoration and Construction Works Department of Turkish Ministry of Culture.
*Guided Vehicles for Transportation, Hıdırnebi Plateau Spring tour and guidance for private car. Contact: Orhan İNAN, +905052748078, orhaninan61@gmail.com.
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This art gallery is made by mr Azmi Aytekin, a 73 year old painter and thinker from Zigana. He has traveled around the world, and has settled in the small village Zigana (also called Kalkanli) near the magnificent Zigana mountains. Visit his homepage for pictures.
* Trabzonspor why not watch a match of the local football team, Trabzonspor, the most successful team in Turkey outside of [wiki=0ef8f876d62a45352e28410454e3634b]Istanbul[/wiki]. If you are in the city on a weekend, you can watch the team at the Hüseyin Avni Stadium. It's about a 20-30 minute walk west of the main square. If in doubt, ask a local "Trabzonspor Stadyumu" and they will point you in the correct direction.
*If you're brave, try traditional Turkish bath (Hamam). The men-only Hamam is right next to Efes Pub; the women-only Hamam is just around the corner. A really great authentic Turkish experience, and the people are very nice and will walk you through everything. 25 TL for a bath (including a scrubbing and massage) at the women's Hamam, and you should also tip your masseuse.
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There is a shopping mall near Novotel called Cevahir Outlet, in Yomra town which lies 5 minutes away from Trabzon.
There is a shopping mall near Ataturk Airport called "Forum".
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There are nice local meals really worth a try. Especially, pide and köfte are really famous with their taste in Turkey. Pide is kind of pizza which is made with a special bread and cheese. You can also try "kiymali" which is made with meat and served with butter.
You can find a cheap but good place near city center called "Cardak Pide Salonu"
Kuzen is also a good option: no standard kebabs but (for example) delicious wrap-like rolls filled with hot Merkez sausage... It's in Cevdet Akcay sokak next to the modernish shopping mall on the north side of Kahraman Marash Cad.
Another special taste of Trabzon is Akcaabat koftesi which is meatballs. Made with meat, garlic and bread it's very delicious with ayran(yogurt mixed with water) and piyaz (beans,lettuce). There are clean and nice places in Akcaabat town such as Nihat Usta, Keyvan, Cemil Usta, Korfez Restaurant. You can have a walk and drink tea after dinner in Akcaabat Fisher Port.
Another nice place is Harran Kebap [url=http://www.harrankebap.com],]on Kahramanmaraş Caddesi, not far from the main square.
Trabzon has the best bread in the country called Vakfikebir ekmegi. Give it a try, you won't regret it.
Lahmacun ("Laa-mach-june") is a great thing to try, it's like a very thin pizza with mince meat on the top. They are cheap, healthy and taste very nice the only problem is a sophisticated oven is required to cook them so not all restaurants have them, but if they are possible they are well worth getting. You usually order an Ayran (pronounced "i-RUN") with it which is a salt youghurt drink that aids digestion.
All food in Trabzon is cooked to a high hygienic standard, and additionally most restaurants give you free hand wipes to clean your hands before and after eating food.
Hamsi Balik (Anchovies or sprat) is also a good option.
*This restaurant is a really hip and popular place among Trabzon locals. It has a pretty standard menu of a Turkish/Mexican/Italian fusion with lots of sweets. Their profiterol is good and so are the herbal teas, but the best is their breakfast with kuymak.
The place is frequented by local professionals and students because of its hidden place on the seventh floor of an office building. On the wall are many clocks with various times, decorated under the concept that this place is a place to forget the actual time and enjoy the present. The owner, Mehmet, really make you feel at home.
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There are only a few restaurants in the center serving alcohol. Among them Bordo Mavi in the garden of clubhouse of Trabzonspor. Thankfully, the popular Efes Pub is right off Ataturk Square, just down the street from the Burger King. They only serve snacks like fries and peanuts, but are open until midnight. Ladies, note that the far half of the bar (partitioned) is for men only.
For those longing for real (European-style) coffee, Keyif Coffee & Tea Store has a huge selection of Tea (listing them by area and even Tea Estate) and first rate Cappachino (3 TL). They are hidden within the shopping complex Canbakkal İş Merkezi, a few blocks to the west of Atatürk Alani square.
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You can ask at the tourist information on Attatürk square (Atatürk Alanı) where they know about different accomodations. At small, but a little bit more expensive hotels, you can also try to bargain a cheaper price than the first one offered to you.
The area around İskenderpaşa Cami and Atatürk Alanı Meydan Parkı is full of hotels of various quality and price range. The cheapest hotels are down from Ataturk Square towards the port, but they usually function as unofficial brothels. By European standards the area is safe, however, and the prostitutes quite discreet. Between those hotels, Hotel Erzurum was acceptable and frequented by backpackers.
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* Cheapest hotel in town by June 2014 (tourist information), clean, shared showers and toilets.
* Nice quiet hotel. Rooms come with own bathroom and TV. Wireless Lan. Friendly staff. No safety problems for solo lady travelers. However, noise from outside was an issue on some nights. Still a good option if you are traveling on a budget though.
Some of the upmarket hotels in Trabzon are Zorlu Grand Otel and Novotel. Zorlu Grand Otel is in downtown Trabzon, at Maraş Street. Novotel is some distance out of Trabzon, in Yomra (a town close to Trabzon) but it takes only ten minutes from city centre with a car or dolmuş (bus) to get there.
*Very basic hotel but with warm water, clean, 50mt from Atatürk Alanı (main square) and budget-friendly: 15 TL pp (Mar 2012). Might easily bargain down to 10 TL pp, especially off-season.
*Exceptionally helpful staff, clean and bright rooms, great breakfast, a lobby where you can actually sit and relax. Excellent value for a budget hotel.
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Consulates
Many travellers (especially Europeans) report of getting a visa easily and quickly (i.e., in a single day, 75€, bring 3 passport-size pictures) here, while some others (e.g., Aussies) report that this consulate stopped issuing visas to some nationalities. (The consulate will issue visas to Australians, but you must have the reference number from a travel agent. This is also true for British, Irish and Canadian citizens). Staff speaking English and Turkish. Korean and Japanese are required to have the reference number from Travel agency. the Consulate is open at 9:00AM to 12:00AM, Monday to Friday for visa applicant.
* The Russian consulate is housed in large stone building in the oldest part of Trabzon.
* The Georgian Consulate is near the Hagia Sophia, in the west of the city.
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Busses leave Trabzon Otogar for [wiki=da82cc5bb6f742ff6a37e4a17784f04d]Kars[/wiki] (near the ancient ruins of [wiki=f4b3b974a89a011d809ba8da94ee455e]Ani[/wiki]) at Midnight, arriving 8AM-9AM.
*A direct bus to [wiki=009b28edbe2dafc2f48b6ce0e90ab61b]Doğubeyazıt[/wiki] leaves at 10PM, arriving 10AM.
* Ulusoy buses for [wiki=6d3b4c624b309348008c277881e86413]Erzurum[/wiki] leave at 7AM, 10AM, noon and later in the evening, arriving 5 hours later. 25 TL (Mar 2012).
* Mid-size buses every hour from Trabzon otogar (bus station) towards [wiki=b5f0e86b712593da195ae84137b9bc3a]Torul[/wiki] and [wiki=43ba8a5a0b62b7803f51bd9c77fe2f49]Gümüşhane[/wiki]. Last bus in the evening: 8 PM.
*There are also long distance buses to other major Turkish destinations (e.g. [wiki=0ef8f876d62a45352e28410454e3634b]Istanbul[/wiki], [wiki=d2a4318ad73ea3f690767c1ed95bfd4d]Göreme[/wiki], [wiki=874508d000420ba3f53660c93b6c2514]Sivas[/wiki], [wiki=87da1803d79be02847802fb26ee3f961]Izmir[/wiki] etc) but it's a good idea to book these ahead of when you travel. There are many travel / ticket agent shops who can help you with this around Ataturk Alani (the main square in Trabzon).
* There are many times of couch buses to [wiki=b18922658a96f90831fd464ab2690dfd]Batumi[/wiki] per day. it takes about 4 hours.
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