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Things to do in Trabzon
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Sightlore has 19 places to explore in Trabzon, and 19 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Trabzon's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Sümela Monastery
Sumela Monastery is a museum and former Greek Orthodox monastery in the Pontic Mountains, in the Maçka district of Trabzon province, Turkey.
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Trabzon Castle
The Walls of Trabzon (or the "Walls of Trebizond") are a series of defensive walls surrounding the old town of the city of Trabzon, northeastern Turkey. The fortifications are sometimes called the Trabzon Castle.
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Fatih Mosque, Trabzon
The Fatih Mosque is a mosque in Ortahisar district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.
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Hagia Sophia, Trabzon
Hagia Sophia is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey.
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Atatürk Köşk
The Atatürk Pavilion in the Soğuksu district is a white summer mansion in a pine grove, built by the banker Konstantin Kabayanidis. Atatürk stayed here in 1937; today it is a museum.
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Altındere Valley National Park
Altındere Valley National Park, established on September 9, 1987, is a national park in northeastern Turkey. The national park is located in Maçka district of Trabzon Province.
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Uzungöl
Uzungöl (lit. 'Long Lake'), or in the local Romeyka language: Şeraho, is a lake situated to the south of the city of Trabzon, in the Çaykara district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Uzungöl is also the name of the village on the lake's coast.
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Gülbahar Hatun Mosque
Gülbahar Hatun Mosque was built in 1514 by Sultan Selim I in memory of his mother Gülbahar Hatun, whose tomb stands beside it.
Discovery routes in Trabzon
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Trabzon: Imperial City
In the capital of the Komnenian empire: the frescoes of Hagia Sophia, Trabzon Castle, the Fatih and Gülbahar Hatun mosques and the Atatürk Pavilion.
Sumela and Uzungöl
The cliff-hanging Sumela Monastery and the forests of Altındere, then Uzungöl lake among the mountains.
Places to visit
Historic sites
Trabzon Castle
The Walls of Trabzon (or the "Walls of Trebizond") are a series of defensive walls surrounding the old town of the city of Trabzon, northeastern Turkey. The fortifications are sometimes called the Trabzon Castle.
Hapsiyaş bridge
The Hapsiyaş Bridge (Tiled Bridge) in Of district is a roofed wooden-and-stone bridge built around 1935 by Abdülaziz Sandıkçı.
Museums
Atatürk Köşk
The Atatürk Pavilion in the Soğuksu district is a white summer mansion in a pine grove, built by the banker Konstantin Kabayanidis. Atatürk stayed here in 1937; today it is a museum.
Saint Anne Church, Trabzon
The Church of Saint Anne is thought to be the oldest church in Trabzon city, Turkey, dating to the 6th or 7th century. It has not seen service in over a century, but has recently been thoroughly restored.
Trabzon Museum
The Trabzon Museum, also known as Kostaki Mansion (Kostaki Konağı), is a historic house museum with archeological and ethnographic exhibitions located in Trabzon, Turkey.
Places of worship
Hagia Sophia, Trabzon
Hagia Sophia is a formerly Greek Orthodox church that was converted into a mosque following the conquest of Trabzon by Mehmed II in 1461. It is located in Trabzon, northeastern Turkey.
Fatih Mosque, Trabzon
The Fatih Mosque is a mosque in Ortahisar district of Trabzon Province, Turkey.
Gülbahar Hatun Mosque
Gülbahar Hatun Mosque was built in 1514 by Sultan Selim I in memory of his mother Gülbahar Hatun, whose tomb stands beside it.
Sümela Monastery
Sumela Monastery is a museum and former Greek Orthodox monastery in the Pontic Mountains, in the Maçka district of Trabzon province, Turkey.
İskender Pasha Mosque, Trabzon
İskender Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century built Ottoman mosque in Trabzon, Turkey. The madrasas in its courtyard no longer exist, and the old graveyard in the west has been done away, leaving only the grave of Iskender Pasha.
Kaymaklı Monastery
Kaymaklı Monastery is a ruined Armenian Apostolic monastery near Trabzon, Turkey, which served as the seat of the Trebizond diocese tied to the Patriarchate of Constantinople until the Armenian genocide in 1915. The monastery originally included a church, a bell tower at the…
Kızlar Monastery
The Panagia Theoskepastos Monastery, today known in Turkish as Kızlar Monastery, is a former female monastery built during the Empire of Trebizond. It lies at the foot of Boztepe mountain overlooking the city of Trabzon.
Saint Gregory of Nyssa Church, Trabzon
Saint Gregory of Nyssa was a church and monastery of Trabzon. It's believed the church was built around 1280-1297 by the wife of John III, Emperor of Trabzon. After 1665, St Gregory became the cathedral of the city of Trabzon.
Vazelon Monastery
Vazelon Monastery is a ruined Christian building located in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It was built in 270, the ruin is 40 km (25 mi) south of Trabzon.
Yeni Cuma Mosque
The New Juma Mosque is a mosque in Trabzon, Turkey. It was built during Byzantine times as the Hagios Eugenios Church, dedicated to Saint Eugenius, the patron saint of the city.
Nature
Altındere Valley National Park
Altındere Valley National Park, established on September 9, 1987, is a national park in northeastern Turkey. The national park is located in Maçka district of Trabzon Province.
Uzungöl
Uzungöl (lit. 'Long Lake'), or in the local Romeyka language: Şeraho, is a lake situated to the south of the city of Trabzon, in the Çaykara district of Trabzon Province, Turkey. Uzungöl is also the name of the village on the lake's coast.
Çal Cave
Çal Cave in Düzköy is a river cave opened to tourism in 2003, with an underground stream and waterfalls along its walkway.
Kalepark
Kalepark was procured and further fortified by Genoese merchants as a medieval fortress on the east side of Trabzon, Turkey.
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