altindere valley

⛰️ Sümela and Altındere: Planning the Road Journey and the Climb Photographs of Sümela Monastery clinging to the rock can make the outing look like an easy stop beside a car window. Reaching the valley and reaching the monastery entrance are different stages, however: a mountain road, vehicle...

Sümela Monastery on the cliff above the forests of Altındere. Sümela Monastery is one of Trabzon’s outstanding historic landmarks, distinguished by buildings fitted against a rocky cliff above the forests of the Altındere Valley in Maçka. Its significance extends beyond its height and approach...