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Trabzon · Black Sea

Maçka

History
Nature
Faith tourism

Maçka is home to Sumela Monastery, built on the face of a sheer cliff in Altındere Valley National Park. The rice pudding of Hamsiköy is famous too.

Places to see

Religious
Sumela Monastery
A Byzantine monastery built into a sheer cliff in the Altındere Valley.
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Religious
Vazelon Monastery
A monastery dedicated to John the Baptist, built on a sheer rock at 1,200 metres in Maçka.

Things to do

Sumela Monastery
Altındere Valley

Food and drink

Hamsiköy rice puddingBaked rice pudding with hazelnuts.

Location

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