Karadeniz Meraklısı İçin Gezi Rehberi Black Sea A Traveller's Handbook for Northern Turkey

Türk gezginin son "keşfi" Karadeniz. Gün geçmiyor ki dostumuz Sumela'yı, Safranbolu'yu, Kaçkar yaylalarını, Uzungöl'ü tatil programına almasın. "Alternatif" acentelerin en popüler gezi hedeflerinden biri de Karadeniz.

Buna karşılık piyasada Karadeniz bölgesini konu alan derli toplu bir gezi rehberi henüz yok. Varolan gezi kitapları Karadeniz'e sadece birkaç sayfa, yüzeysel bir biçimde yer veriyorlar.
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In landscape and history, the Black Sea coast is different from the rest of Turkey. A high range of mountains - the Pontic Alps - has historicially blocked access to the region, giving rise to strongly marked local cultures. High rainfall supports lush vegetation in the mountain valleys crossed by wild streams and waterfalls. The northern slopes of the Kaçkar range, where it rains 250 days a year, are covered with jungle-like forest.

There is no shortage of beaches along the coast. Yet neither the unpredictable climate nor the charmless sprowl of coastal cities encourages serious beach tourism. The true splendours of he Black Sea lie in the mountains, where traditional lifestyles survive (more or less) intact, and monuments like the mediaeval Sumela Monastery or the Georgian churches of Artvin amaze the infrequent visitor.
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