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Newest Review: ... rather than time-ruins”.In recent years, however, the Turkish authorities have spent a lot of money on restoring the monastery and putting in place the infrastructure to make it a viable tourist attraction. HOW TO GET THERE To reach Sumela you need to have your own vehicle or to take a bus from Trabzon. We went in May (considered out of season) and found there was one bus each day from the bus office behind the tourist information office in the centre of Trabzon; there are more services in summer. You can arrange for the bus to pick you up at your hotel if you book the day before. A return ticket cost something in the region of £3.00 per ... more

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Sumela Monastery: Got a head for heights? (1149 words)
by - written on 16/05/07 (Very useful, 83 readings)
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Known simply as “Sumela” by international tourists, this ancient monastery complex was one of the highlights of my trip around the Black Sea. Situated about thirty miles south of the city of Trabzon, this magnificent site is one of the most visited attractions in all of Turkey. A monastery was first built there in the second half of the fourth century: The story is that it was founded by two Athenian monks – Barnabas and Sophronius – who had found an icon of the Virgin Mary in a cave and thought a monastery should be founded to house it. There are two theories as to why the monastery was named “Sumela”. Sumela means black and the mountains that the ... Read the complete review

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