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5 suggestions from the Trabzon guide: 100. Yıl Balık · 33 Mersin Tantuni · Ada · Adana Kasap ve Dürüm Evi · Ağaoğlu Restaurant.

In two hours, you can explore the historic Ortahisar district and visit several landmarks. Start with the Tabakhane Bridge, a free outdoor Roman-era bridge with Ottoman additions, then visit the Küçük Ayvasıl (St. Anne) Church, the city's oldest surviving church with free indoor access. You could also spend time at the Abdullah Paşa Çeşmesi memorial or explore one of the historic mosques like the Çarşı Mosque in the Kemeraltı bazaar area, which is the largest mosque in Trabzon.

For family outings with kids in Trabzon, the Altındere Valley National Park in Maçka offers outdoor exploration with its scenic landscape and Sumela Monastery, while the Çal Cave near Düzköy provides an indoor adventure with its underground stream and fitted walkways. Several museums like the Trabzonspor Museum and Trabzon City Museum are also indoor options for rainy days. The Kızlar Monastery and Tabakhane Bridge provide outdoor historic sites to explore in the Ortahisar area.

5 suggestions from the Trabzon guide: Balıklı Göl Dinlenme Tesisleri · Boztepe Garden · Ali Baba Lahmacun Döner · Ashab pide kebap ve kofte · Black Chicken.

When it rains in Trabzon, you have several indoor options to stay dry. You can visit the Trabzonspor Museum to explore the city's football history and club trophies, tour the Trabzon Museum in the restored Kostaki Mansion to see historical collections and artifacts, or explore the Trabzon Ortahisar History Museum. For cultural experiences, the Yeni Cuma Mosque with its historic church origins, the Küçük Ayvasıl Church regarded as the city's oldest surviving church, and the Gülbahar Hatun Mosque with its early Ottoman architecture are all indoor religious sites worth visiting.

1 suggestion from the Trabzon guide: Pharmacy on duty (19 pharmacies on duty tonight, starting with Bizim Eczanesi (Akçaabat)).

Trabzon Havalimanı (TZX) is the airport serving Trabzon. For getting to the centre, you can use the public transport system with its 5 lines, including services connecting to Trabzon. The Trabzon transport card (Akıllı Biletim) covers fares in the Ortahisar zone 1 area.

Trabzon has five public transport lines connecting key areas: Uzungöl–Trabzon, Çaykara–Trabzon, Boztepe–Picnic Area, and a Picnic Area loop. Fares depend on zones, with the full fare covering Ortahisar zone 1. You can pay using the Trabzon transport card called Akıllı Biletim.

Our guide does not yet cover events happening this week. We do have the Trabzon Gastronomy Festival, scheduled for October 29 – November 1, which is a four-day food festival held for the first time by Trabzon Metropolitan Municipality.

For the best views in Trabzon, Boztepe Hill in Ortahisar offers a spectacular vantage point rising south of the city centre, where the city climbs in terraces from the shore up to the hill. Hıdırnebi Plateau in Akçaabat is another excellent choice for nature-tourism views and ranks second only to Uzungöl in visitor numbers for scenic experiences in Trabzon province.