⛰️ 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...
Altındere Valley
Maçka, Trabzon
Sümela Monastery
Sümela Walking
Trabzon Nature
Walking at Sümela
Sümela Monastery
Trabzon Nature
Maçka, Trabzon
Altındere Valley
Steps and an inner courtyard at Sümela Monastery.
Sümela’s buildings against the cliff — Ministry of Culture and Tourism photograph.
Frescoes and steps inside Sümela Monastery — photo credit: OscarEspinosa / iStock.
Few places in the Black Sea region have a setting as dramatic as
Sümela...
Historic Sites in the Black Sea Region
Monasteries in Trabzon
Sümela Monastery
Sümela in Trabzon
Historic Places in Trabzon
Tourism in Northern Türkiye
Sümela Monastery
Sümela Monastery in Trabzon
Sümela Monastery
Altındere Valley
For many travellers, Trabzon brings to mind the Black Sea landscape, Uzungöl and Rize.
Yet the city and its surroundings also have important historic and religious sights: cliffside monasteries, former churches now used as mosques, grand houses and museums.
This guide brings together Trabzon's...
Atatürk Mansion in Trabzon
Boztepe in Trabzon
Hagia Sophia in Trabzon
Sümela Monastery
Trabzon Museums
Tourism in Trabzon
Trabzon Museums
Historic Attractions in Trabzon
Hagia Sophia in Trabzon
Boztepe Hill in Trabzon
Sümela Monastery
Atatürk Mansion in Trabzon
Trabzon Castle
Trabzon Museum