Within the bounds of Akarsu village in Trabzon's Maçka district lies a large cave that people once lived in, as the remains found inside it show. By local tradition it contains 72 rooms. Inside there are plenty of stalactites, and water has been recorded in the cave as well.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Trabzon as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 7.3 °C in February to 23.5 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in October (113 mm) and lightest in July (37 mm). Long-term means for 1927-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
