Artvin

Overview

Artvin is located on the eastern corner of the Turkish  Black Sea,  100 km south of the coast line. The way to get there is fly to Trabzon first and follow to coast line to Hopa and than  turn south.  The city is located on a big hile, all the roads make big bends to reach the city at the top, the elevation is more than 1000m and the view is excellent over looking the  ÿoruh  River, its valley and the Georgian Border.   When you are in the area make sure to visit  Kafkasören Yaylasi (Platue) north of the city. ÿoruh is the wildest river in Turkey,  the current is more 20km/hr  in some places, located south of the city.  It is like  Colorada River in the States where one can make rafting trip  in the summer time. This river flows to  Georgia and meets the Black Sea at Batumi. Two big dams are being constucted over the river by Turkish States Water Works Department . If you travel  east go to Yusufeli where there are lots of  old churches in the area. Even you can go to Kaçkar Mountain, first go to Barhal and than hike to Kaçkar but only in the summer time and  remeber you need a tour guide to lead your way.

History