The Black Sea

The Turkish Black Sea coast is a largely undeveloped shoreline backed by forested mountains. Facilities for visiting yachts are limited, and the area sees relatively little foreign cruising traffic. The coastline is characterised by small fishing ports, steep green hills and a cooler, wetter climate than Turkey's southern shores.

Amasra is the most historically layered stop on the coast, a compact harbour town built across a headland and small island with fortifications dating from the Roman, Byzantine, and Genoese periods.

Sümela Monastery lies around 50KM inland from Trabzon. Founded in the 4th century and built into a sheer cliff face in the Pontic Mountains, it is one of the most dramatically sited religious buildings in Turkey.

This coast offers limited natural shelter between ports, and many harbours are primarily working fishing ports with little dedicated yacht infrastructure.

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