Trabzon, Turkey

This remote Turkish port is along the north coast of Turkey on the black sea.  Not too many cruise ships come into this port so when we arrived we were the talk of the town.

We went to the Sumela Monastery which is 28 miles from the cruise port.  This monastery is located high up on the side  of the mountain.  The monastery was started in the 6th century.




Sumela Monastery

It took about three hours of walking to reach the monastery from the end of the switchback road which we rode up to the top in mini vans from the main entrance.


Interior Buildings of Monastery

Paintings in the interior of the monastery.

 Returning to Trabzon the tour visited  Gulbahar Hatun Mosque. 

We also visited Atatuk Country Home and gardens.