Det sker i Rize, Turkey året igennem

Tætpakket — Ayder Snowman Festival, Semester (winter) break i Turkey

• Festival

  Ayder Snowman Festival

  10. jan. – 10. feb. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  A January celebration of winter on the snowbound Ayder plateau, above Çamlıhemşin, held for more than fifteen years. In thin winters the organisers have had to truck snow in from higher up. Kilde ↗

• Sæson

  Ayder heliski season

  15. jan. – 31. mar. · normaltBook tidligt

  Turkey's only professional heliskiing flies from Ayder into the Kaçkar Mountains once the snowpack has settled, usually mid-January to the end of March. Trips are mostly sold as guided multi-day packages, so plan ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Hamsi season (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ayder Snowman Festival, Semester (winter) break i Turkey

• Helligdag

  Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr)

  20.–22. mar.Ramadan & eidLukningerBook tidligt

  Three days of public holiday after the fast, with a half day before, and often bridged into a longer break. Government offices and many family-run shops close on the first day, and intercity buses and domestic flights sell out days ahead as families travel. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Ayder Snowman Festival (10. jan. – 10. feb. (normalt)), Ayder heliski season (15. jan. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Hamsi season (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr), Second-term mid-break i Turkey

Intet nyt begynder i marts.

Stadig i gang: Ayder heliski season (15. jan. – 31. mar. (normalt)), Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) (20.–22. mar.)

Travlt — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i april.

Travlt — Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha), skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Tea harvest season

  1. maj – 31. okt. · normalt

  The prized first flush, Mayis cayi, is picked in May from the youngest leaves after winter; a bigger, milder-flavoured summer flush follows through July, and a final autumn pass finishes by October. The terraced hillside gardens are at their most active May to October. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha)

  27.–30. majRamadan & eidLukningerBook tidligt

  The longer religious holiday, four days and frequently stretched to nine. Offices and many shops close, intercity buses and domestic flights sell out well ahead and fares climb, and holiday hotels fill with Turkish families before the foreign season peaks. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — Ayder Culture, Art and Nature Festival, Summer holidays i Turkey

• Festival

  Ayder Culture, Art and Nature Festival

  27.–28. jun.Stor festivalTætpakket

  Two days of horon dancing, tulum music, craft stalls and Hemsin food on the Ayder plateau in late June, closing with bull wrestling; the plateau guesthouses fill for the weekend and the valley road backs up. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tea harvest season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha) (27.–30. maj)

Tætpakket — Rize Tea & Tourism Festival, Summer holidays i Turkey

• Sæson

  Kackar high-pass trekking season

  1. jul. – 15. sep. · normaltVandresæson

  The high passes and the summit route above Ayder are usually clear of snow only from July into September, which is also when the summer yayla villages are lived in; mist climbs from the coast most afternoons, so early starts get the views. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Rize Tea & Tourism Festival

  15. jul. – 15. aug. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  The municipality's International Tea, Tourism and Summer Sports Festival takes over the coastal fill area for about ten days most years, with concerts, paragliding displays and tea tastings. Exact dates move year to year and are announced by the municipality each spring. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tea harvest season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Ayder Culture, Art and Nature Festival (27.–28. jun.)

Tætpakket — Rize Tea & Tourism Festival, Summer holidays i Turkey

Intet nyt begynder i august.

Stadig i gang: Tea harvest season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Kackar high-pass trekking season (1. jul. – 15. sep. (normalt)), Rize Tea & Tourism Festival (15. jul. – 15. aug. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer holidays i Turkey, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Tea harvest season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt)), Kackar high-pass trekking season (1. jul. – 15. sep. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en helt almindelig måned

Intet nyt begynder i oktober.

Stadig i gang: Tea harvest season (1. maj – 31. okt. (normalt))

Travlt — First-term mid-break i Turkey

• Natur

  Hamsi season

  1. nov. – 28. feb. · normaltSankesæson

  Black Sea anchovies come in with the cold, and from November the fish stalls and lokantas along the coast serve them fried, baked with rice or as hamsi kuşu. December to February is when they are cheapest and best. Kilde ↗

Stille — skoleferie på 5 af de markeder, der fylder stedet, en af stedets værste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i december.

Stadig i gang: Hamsi season (1. nov. – 28. feb. (normalt))