FTFE090: Explore Rize, Turkey on our Black Sea Road Trip
Jason and I have talked about doing a Black Sea Road trip throughout the North East area of Turkey for a while now, but it has never happened. On HIS birthday, Jason surprised me by setting aside some dates, finding tickets, renting a car, and making a ‘let’s go’ plan! So in less than 10 days before leaving, we finalized our itinerary and booked all our lodging for 12 nights. It was a little stressful but we made it happen! Spoiler: It turned out to be an amazing time to say the least. You can check out our highlights over on our instagram account (linked below).
The Black Sea region in Turkey is home to some of the most beautiful coastline and mountains in the country - famous for its Turkish dish pide, Mıhlama, and Turkish dessert sütlaç. Along this coastline is the city of Rize, which both borders the coast and spans deep into the mountains.
Rize is the capital city of the larger province of Rize and hometown of Turkey’s President. Rize's climate is perfect for the large growth of vegetation and receives an annual precipitation averaging around 100 inches of rainfall per year making it perfect for growing tea. Introduced in the region in the 1940s and 1950s, tea has changed the destiny of Rize, making it a center for processing and shipping Rize Tea. There is a unique subgroup of Laz people who still speak the Laz language.
If you missed it, check out our other Black Sea Road Trip related videos:
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Part 1: Explore Ankara, Turkey - • Explore Ankara, Turkey...
Part 2: Explore Amasya, Turkey - • Do NOT miss AMASYA, Tu...
Part 3: Explore Samsun, Turkey - • Visit SAMSUN, Turkey -...
Part 4: Explore Ordu, Turkey - • Hazelnut Capital! Expl...
Part 5: Explore Trabzon, Turkey (Part 1) - • Visit Trabzon, Turkey ...
Part 6: Explore Rize, Turkey (Part 1) - • YOUR GUIDE TO RIZE, TU...
Part 6: Explore Rize, Turkey (Part 1) - • Video
Part 8: BSRT FINISH! Explore Trabzon, Turkey (Part 2) - • Explore Trabzon (Part ...
Links: (all links for videos can be found in our coordinating blog posts)
* * Instagram highlights! / followingthefunks
* Our Top 5 for Ankara, Turkey: wp.me/pbXVns-i9d
* Our Top 5 for Amaysa, Turkey: wp.me/pbXVns-iiV
* Our Top 5 for Samsun, Turkey: followingthefu...
* Our Top 5 for Ordu, Turkey: followingthefu...
* Your Guide to Trabzon: followingthefu...
* Our Top 5 for Rize, Turkey: wp.me/pbXVns-iiN
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