A lake in a pine-forested valley with a mosque at the water’s edge and tea growing on the slopes.
A flat, five-kilometre path circles the water, past the mosque and the wooden houses.
Jeeps and minibuses climb to the yaylas above the lake, including Demirkapı and Haldizen, for alpine meadows and views of the Kaçkar Mountains.
The cliffside monastery 50 kilometres away is the region’s great sight, reached by a forest road and a steep path.
Tea is grown on the hillsides; the lake restaurants serve trout, Black Sea anchovies and corn bread.
A day trip east into Rize province for the Ayder plateau, hot springs and the Fırtına valley’s stone bridges.
A village on the road from Trabzon famous for rice pudding.
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