Bartın on the Parthénios (Bartın Çayı)
Bartın - If you look long enough, you can probably find something in or about any city that eventually makes it special; this is also true of Bartın.
Hiking in the Kaçkar Mountains on the Black Sea
The ancient Greeks described the region on the Black Sea coast as a frightening and barbaric place far from the civilized world. The region became famous through the legend of Jason and the Golden Fleece. In the fourth century BC, the Black Sea coast was marked by rivalries and battles between Athens and the Persians. Remnants of Christian and especially Greek culture in the Black Sea region are the numerous Orthodox monasteries, the remains of which can be found in various cities along the coast and on mountain slopes.
For tourists, the Black Sea coast is considered an insider tip because the climate is wetter than in other regions of Turkey and fewer visitors explore the region. Nevertheless, diverse flora and fauna, deserted beaches and historical sites attract people to the region: in the town of Amasra, which lies on a peninsula, you can explore the ruins of a Byzantine castle and the Fatih Mosque. There is also a historical museum. Traditional wooden architecture can be found in the town of Bartin, west of Zonguldak. The so-called strawberry festival in spring gives visitors an insight into the local culture of the place. In the area of the small coastal town of Sile, various long sandy beaches can be visited. The Uzungöl is considered a picturesque mountain lake with fish restaurants on its banks.
Recently, the popularity of individual tourism and sustainable tourism in the mountains has been increasing. This is particularly true for the mountain ranges of the Kaçkar Mountains in the Black Sea region, which are ideal for hiking.
Zonguldak - City of Coal and Mining since years
Zonguldak - Coming from Ankara, we take the E89 towards Bolu until we turn onto the D750 near Yamanlar, heading towards Zonguldak and the Black Sea coast. We are greeted by the provincial sign of the Zonguldak region.
Amasya - birthplace of the Historian Strabon
Amasya - The history of the first settlement of the city can be traced back to the Hittite peoples because they founded the first settlements here in the Pontic Mountains.
Abant Lake (Gölü) in the nature park next to Bolu
Abant Lake - If you pass along the Black Sea coast road near Bolu, you will reach the Lake, which is called Abant Gölü in Turkish after approx. 34 kilometres southwest of Bolu.
Bayburt - Silkroad town on the Çoruh river
Bayburt - The city of Bayburt in North-eastern Anatolia can look back to a long and extremely varied history. As one of the cities on the old trade route "Silk Road", Bayburt was a prominent hub in history and thus occupiers and conquerors abounded.
Bolu and Yedigöller Natural Park
Bolu is one of Turkey’s provinces. The city is one of the best starting points to do an environment excursion. Bolu was constructed as Bithynion in the 2nd century.
Because of the earthquake nothing from the past can be remembered there today.
Samsun - once Greek settlement Amisos
Samsun is the largest city of the Black Sea region of Turkey, it is a city with an industry and commerce centre at the same time it possesses a saddening story. For hundreds of years this city has gone throughso much damage that when it is seen today it’s site is very plain and functional.
Sinop - young city with a very old heritage
Sinop is a young city with a very old heritage that is losing its charm day by day. It is a city surrounded by beautiful beaches that are located on a long promontory. A suburb of Istanbul, gets into our mind.
Amasra - Beautiful Black Sea town!
Amasra is one of the most beautiful towns along the Black Sea coast. Poised on a peninsula split by two inlets, the site was first settled in the 12th century B.C. and named after the Persian Princess Amastris.
Trabzon - Çalköy Cave - Akarsu Cave
Trabzon (old name was Trapezunt) is a Turkish town at the south coast of Black Sea. In 2000 about 975.137 inhabitants were registered.
Ereğli - Kerberos and the Cehennemağrazı cave
Ereğli - Worth mentioning and worth visiting is the area around the city port of Ereğli, west of Zonguldag, even there mainly is heavy industry with iron and steel factories which have settled there.
Gümüshane in the Giresun Mountains
Gümüshane - On the way to Trabzon we stopped for a short tea break in Gümüshane, a small town of about 26,000 inhabitants.
Giresun – Small beaches between Pontus & Black Sea
Giresun, located in north-eastern Turkey on the Black Sea, is the capital and, with almost 90,000 inhabitants, the largest city in the Turkish province of the same name.
Rize and Kaçkar Mountain National Park
Rize is a town in the north-east of Turkey on the Black Sea at the foot of the Kackar Mountains, the most eastern and highest part of the Pontian Mountains. The border with Georgia is just 100 kilometres from here.
Kaçkar Dağı, the highest peak in the Pontic Mountains
Kaçkar Dağı - In recent years, more and more nature lovers and outdoor enthusiasts have found their way to Turkey, especially Black Sea region.
Kastamonu next to the winter sports mountain Ilgaz
Kastamonu - One of the historically oldest cities in the Black Sea region is without any doubt Kastamonu, a place that is said to have existed around 1800 BC, well before the Roman occupation.
Ordu - small report of a local resident
Ordu is located in northern Turkey, about 900 km from Istanbul and 600 km from Ankara, on the eastern Black Sea coast and at the same time on the edge of the Pontic Mountains.
Ordu - called 'Little Paris' by local guest
Ordu - The centre of the town stretches along a stony beach on the shores of the Black Sea,running parallel to the highway. Ordu has a small harbour but this can be used by the larger ships too.
Pompeiopolis - discovered ancient Roman road?
Pompeiopolis, sometimes also written Pompeioupolis, was an ancient city in the Paphlagonia region of Asia Minor in the north of today's Turkey.
Karabük - industrial city in the Black Sea region
Karabük - Shortly after the founding of the Republic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal (Ataturk), there was a rapid development in industrial terms, which among other things led to the establishment of the first steel mill in Turkey.
