Nestled into a landscape of stunning beauty are the old houses of Safranbolu.
About 62 kilometres south of Trabzon, in Altindere National Park, is the Sümela monastery located on a steep rock face, 250 meters above the ground.
Sinop, the capital of the namesake province in the Black Sea region, is picturesquely situated on the Boztepe peninsula, at the northernmost tip of Turkey.