© Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0© Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0© Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 3.0✓ CHECKEDIconic cliffside monastery, a must-see highlight of the Trabzon region.
A spectacular monastery hewn into a cliff. It was founded in the fourth century, with its heyday in Byzantine and early Ottoman times. It's been ruined and rebuilt several times, but fell derelict after its Greeks were deported. Many frescoes and mosaics have been vandalised, but more have been found in hidden chambers. Try to dodge the tour groups: from the parking lot you take a minibus shuttle up to the site, paying for both.
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