Attraction · Maçka · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Sümela Monastery is an attraction in Maçka, Trabzon. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. Within 310 m you'll find a public toilet, a bench and a water point.
Audio tour · Sümela Monastery
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You're standing at Sumela Monastery, in Trabzon province, Turkey. Look up at the cliff face. There, at an elevation of about twelve hundred metres, the monastery clings to a steep rock wall, overlooking the green Altındere valley. It almost looks as if it's growing out of the rock.
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10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies. No bike pump or food stand within 1 km.
Yes: a public toilet at 130 m and a water point at 310 m.
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