We always listen to local advice on places to visit - after all you can’t beat local knowledge right ! Everyone told us we had to visit the Sumela Monastery, but was it worth the journey to get there?

Nestled high in the cliffs of Mount Karadag, the ancient Sumela Monastery stands cloaked in a shimmering blanket of fresh snow, its stone walls whispering secrets of centuries past. Recently reopened ...

The Sumela Monastery, meanwhile, has been nominated to be a Unesco World Heritage Site. It was closed to the public in 2015 due to rock falls and was reopened in May 2019. Certain rock faces were ...