Inside the ice cave near Helva village, 33 km from the centre of Bayburt, the stalactites and stalagmites are made of ice, and the ice takes on a striking variety of shapes. The cave is reached by road.
When to go
- Climate
- Across Bayburt as a whole, monthly mean temperatures run from -6.1 °C in January to 18.9 °C in August; the mean stays between 15 and 25 °C in June, July and August; rainfall is heaviest in May (73 mm) and lightest in August (16 mm). Long-term means for 1959-2025 from the Turkish State Meteorological Service (MGM).
