The Black Sea Region

Lush and green throughout the year, the rocks of the mountains, the cool waters of the coast and the tea, hazelnuts, tobacco and corn, the Black Sea is a region of the country. The main industry is agriculture, mainly thanks to the strong rains and has been, the streets are lined with hazelnuts drying in the sun. Culture, cuisine, climate and even dialect are different from the rest of Turkey and on the coastal road stretches east of Istanbul to the border with Georgia. The cities in the region are Amasya, Artvin, Bolu, Corum, Düzce, Giresun, Gümüþhane, Kastamonu, Ordu, Rize, Samsun, Sinop, Tokat, Trabzon, Zonguldak, Bartin and Karabuk. Akcakoca is in the extreme west of the coast, with endless hazelnut orchards. Inland ports in Safranbolu, with a magnificent collection of old buildings, Ottoman and Devek, famous for his sculpture closely canes. Further walk along the coast are Inkum, Amasra and Cakraz then Sinop, of a port for the years 1000 and is one of the largest in the Black Sea. The town got its name from Amazon queen Sinope and suggests that the local mythology, female warriors, called Amazons, lived in this region. He is now an important industrial and commercial enterprises and centre. Nye fats, east of Samsun, the holiday with the beauty of landscapes, beaches, accommodations, campgrounds and restaurants. Ordu is a charming town with nuts orchards, the miles in all directions and 46 km is Giresun with its castle high on a steep rocky slope, crowning the city and overlooking the beach. There, the Roman general Lucullus cherries for the first time, and so he liked Europe. Trabzon is an important port on the Black Sea, and the connection to the ports in other countries in the Black Sea. Trabzon Castle was on a field in a table and in the architecture, which is around the castle reflects Byzantine, Ottoman and Commagène styles. The largest city is the Ayasofya Museum, whose interior is decorated with frescoes, and from the outside with reliefs. Boztepe Park and the Museum of Ataturk are magnificent panorama of the city. Inside Altindere National Park near Macka, Sumela Monastery is located on high cliffs overlooking the valley Altindere, and was in the 14th Century by Alexius III. Inside the monastery, a church, a library, other rooms and to asacred spring. The Rize is wet in the country with beautiful colors green, and the center of Turkey with the plantations of tea on the terrace. Hopa Turkey is the last port before reaching the Georgian border and South Artvin. The city was on the hill in terraces overlooking the river Coruh, which is known for rafting and in the region are the old houses and churches of Georgia.