Artvin is a rugged mountain province in northeastern Turkey, bordered by Georgia to the east and the Black Sea coast to the north. The province shelters a remarkable concentration of medieval Georgian Orthodox churches and monasteries hidden in forested valleys, alongside the Çoruh River — one of the world's fastest-flowing rivers and a world-class whitewater rafting destination. Dense chestnut and pine forests cloak the slopes of the Kaçkar and Karçal mountain ranges, while high plateaus offer cool summer escapes and pastoral landscapes that have changed little in centuries.
Historical sites
Places where Artvin's past comes alive.
Dolishane Monastery
Where: Pirnallı village, Ardanuç district
Admission: Free
Tbeti (Tbet) Church
Where: Cevizli village, Şavşat district
Admission: Free
Artvin Castle (Çoruh Kalesi)
Where: Above Artvin city centre
Admission: Free