Historic Sites
Religious Sites
Sumela Monastery
At the heart of Turkey’s Pontic Mountains, the Sumela Monastery (Panagia Soumela) perches on a sheer cliff face, seemingly clinging to the rock itself. This Greek Orthodox monastery, officially the Monastery of the Virgin Mary of Sumela, is located in the Altındere Valley of Trabzon Province. UNESCO notes that its full name is Panagia Soumela […]