The impressive Sumela Monastery is built into the side of a mountain—and well worth a day trip from the Trabzon, Turkey, port, says one reader who entered our cruise contest. "In this unusual, ...
FILE PHOTO: The former Sumela Monastery in the Black Sea coastal province of Trabzon, northeastern Turkey ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to ...
Pontic Greek, which closely resembles Ancient Greek still lives on today, in communities near Turkey's Black Sea coast.
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An ancient monastery perched on a cliff in the Pontic Mountains
This haunting aerial image captures the remnants of Vazelon Monastery, an ancient Orthodox Christian sanctuary nestled in the densely forested highlands of Trabzon, near Turkey’s Black Sea coast.
Trabzon, Turkey (CNN) — If its ancient walls could talk, Sümela Monastery in eastern Turkey would have quite a few stories to tell. Since its founding in the 4th century CE by some of the earliest ...
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