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Municipality in Turkey
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Rize is a city in the Eastern Karadeniz region, on Turkey's Black Sea coast, with a population of 122,000 in 2022. It has limited attractions for tourists but is a good base for exploring the northeast.
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Small museum of local history.
House where Atatürk stayed on a visit of 1924, with ethnography exhibition.
Gnarly 13th century ruin perched on a hilltop with city views.
Ziraat Çay Bahçesi
As central as you can get in Rize, though this means street noise.
Clean, comfy and central.
Value-for-money simple hotel near city centre.
Spacious and comfy, a short walk to centre.
Pleasant spacious place on the east seafront.
Rize is on Highway D-010, which runs almost the length of the Black Sea coast.
Read in the guideMuch of Rize can be accessed on foot, but it sprawls a long way east and west. Dolmuşes ply the main streets.
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