This is a tea garden run as a café in the centre of Rize, on a park with a panoramic view over the Black Sea, Rize castle and the city. Light food is served as well as tea.
The planting is part of why people come: besides the plants of the region, there are trees and flowers brought from various parts of Türkiye that have taken to the humid climate. From Cumhuriyet Square in the centre, follow the road beside the Şeyh mosque.
Getting there
- Access
- From Cumhuriyet Meydanı in central Rize, follow the road beside the Şeyh mosque.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Rize as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from 6.8 °C in February to 23.3 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in May, June, July, August, September and October; rainfall is heaviest in October (294 mm) and lightest in May (97 mm). Long-term means for 1927-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
