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A day in Rize: castle, tea and museums

A city walk starting at Rize Castle, whose inner citadel is attributed to the reign of Justinian I: the Ziraat Botanical Tea Garden, where the first tea seedlings were raised, the Rize Museum in a 19th-century mansion and the Atatürk House Museum in the Mataracı Mansion, where Atatürk stayed in 1924.

Estimated duration
~3 h 45 min
Straight-line distance (estimate)
~2.8 km
Getting around
Walking
Stops
4 stops

Duration and distance are estimates. Distance is the straight-line sum between stops; the actual road is longer. Check with a maps app before you set off.

Safety and caution

The ground at the castle ruins is steep and uneven, and some sections may be closed due to restoration. Museum visiting hours may change.

Route map

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Numbers show the order of stops; the dashed line is a straight-line link between stops, not the actual road.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Stops

  1. 1

    Start

    Castle

    Rize Castle

    Merkez, Rize

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  2. 2

    ~720 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Botanical garden

    Ziraat Botanical Tea Garden

    Merkez, Rize

    ~0.72 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  3. 3

    ~580 m from the previous stop (straight line)

    Museum

    Rize Museum

    Merkez, Rize

    ~0.58 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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  4. 4

    ~1.5 km from the previous stop (straight line)

    House museum

    Rize Atatürk House Museum

    Merkez, Rize

    ~1.54 km from the previous stop as the crow flies

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