Sumela Monastery Trabzon

Visited the Sumela Monastery today and what a stunning site located on a steep cliff face. I believe we were lucky to get such a good view as it's often covered in clouds.

... restaurants, on televisions, in internet cafes, and on buses. Some of the sights would have to wait. I tried to visit Sumela Monastery, a Byzantine cliff hanger high in the mountains, but--alas--three feet of snow covered the sheer stairs, so it was ...

Hello from the Monastery of the Virgin Mary or Sumela Monastery to the ordinary folk. Firstly let us say that Sumela Monastery is probably one of the most magical settings we're ever likely to encounter in our lifetime. Founded in Byzantine times ...

... next morning we drove up to the above monastery which is perched on a cliffside and is a major tourist attraction in Turkey. On first view the monastery is a spectacular sight.  From the car park where we had to abandon Calypso it was a 50 minute ...

... Sea coast and a town called Trabzon. We camped just outside the town after we'd climbed about 300 metres to the Sumela Monastery. It was built into the side of some extremely high cliffs above a swirling fast-flowing river by some Greek Orthodox ...

4 hour drive to Sumela Monastery - we approach it through Alpine like forests, the houses are different here - more like Swiss cottages!  There it is on the sheer side of the cliff - WOW.  This is stunning - go inside the cells,take ...

... . After a day of semi-normality, I returned to full tourist mode by taking a minibus 46km out of town to the Sumela Monastery. It was a frustrating journey again, like many. Although the minibus was marked 'Sumela', the driver pulled over in the town ...

... fermented grape juice - v nice. Also cos of Ramadan all pubs are shut for the month - boooo! Off license it is then. Visited Sumela monastery which is in the countryside perched on the cliffside and a hot steep walk up. Glad it was a bit overcast. Lots ...

... effect relationship.  On October 9th our second day in Trabzon, which is on the Black Sea Coast of Turkey, we went inland to visit Sumela Monastery.      I decided to walk down the steep mountainside instead to taking the mini-bus ...

... at the hotel at 8.40pm more than 12 hours since beginning the day. Fri 29 September. Day in Trabzon. A quiet day with a visit to the Sumela monastery set up in the side of the black sea mountains about 50k from Trabzon. This monastery enjoyed the ...

Visited the Sumela Monastery today and what a stunning site located on a steep cliff face. I believe we were lucky to get such a good view as it's often covered in clouds. ...