Any useful Trabzon travel guides should first start with emphasising its uniqueness. Trabzon is hundreds of miles away from time-honoured tourist resorts, yet over the last decade has grown in popularity, as more people flock to discover what makes it stand out when compared to other places in Turkey.
While Trabzon lacks in miles and miles of gorgeous beaches, it delivers in many more ways including city breaks, historical attractions, and hundreds of acres of stunning landscape scenery, that make you wonder if you are in a Swiss alpine resort. It is not only forging ahead in tourism but foreign house sales. Achieving record sales, the real estate market has taken off to new heights as foreigners look to become a proud Turkish homeowner.
Indeed, Trabzon deserves much recognition and, in this article, we aim to help every first-time visitor prepare for their trip by listing what you need to know, where to go, and what to do.
Trabzon Travel Guide
1: Where is Trabzon?
Trabzon is in northeast Turkey. It belongs to the Black sea region, called Karadeniz in Turkish, and is a fertile area because of its weather climate. Fronted by the sea of the same name, it sits a 2-hour drive, (190 Kilometres) from Georgia’s border. The name Trabzon refers to the city, and larger province containing small towns and villages extending inland into the Pontic mountain range. Trabzon sits next to Rize Province, that is Turkey’s tea-producing capital.
2: How to Get to Trabzon
The easiest way is to fly to Istanbul and then catch a connecting flight to Trabzon airport. Sitting on the coastal line, the welcoming sight as you come into land represents Trabzon’s beauty. Airlines flying to the small but efficient airport include Pegasus and Turkish Airlines from Istanbul new airport or Anadolu Jet from the Asian Sabiha Gokcen airport. Trabzon is also well connected to other places in Turkey via the large bus station (otogar)
