Trabzon, Turkey

Trabzon is very old city near the Blac Sea in the north of Turkey. It's opulation is aproximately 250.000. At the main square you can find trips to the famous Sumela Monastery in the mountain village of Uzungöl - you may feel like you are in an alpine village of Switzerland or Austria. East of Trabzon betwwen Rize-Cayeli and tehe Border to Georgia you will find a unique landscape along the Coast road with mountains, sea and tea fields. The region is famous for the various green coloured landscape. Some of the locals still speak an ancient greek dialect or the Georgian related "laz". Join a "Horon"-Evening with folklore, knee violin and pipers music.

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