Soumela Monastery, Trabzon

Beautiful monastery, the renovations are still on but we can still see some beautiful frescoes. Today November 6th, the weather was very nice; it was showing 12°C but the feeling was 15°C. The entrance per adult 125TL, but the parking is 4km away from the monastery that you can go free by walk. But you need to pay fees for the parking and optional shuttle bus to go upstairs. Believe me....worth it! It took us 1h visit all overall.

A place to go, it's almost magical, first the road to go there is very good, the landscape is amazing, going upstream the river between the mountains. Once you finally arrive onsite you have to walk 350m (if you took the small bus) in a peaceful environment, berry green and very beautiful. Then you discover the monastery, it's being restored, the place is very clean and in good condition. The paintings are well preserved, except the faces as usual. If you're on the area, it's a place to go.