Hva som skjer i Rize, Turkey gjennom året

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

• Festival

  Ayder Snowman Festival

  10. jan – 10. feb · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

• Sesong

  Ayder heliski season

  15. jan – 31. mar · vanligvisBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Hamsi season (1. nov – 28. feb (vanligvis))

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

• Helligdag

  Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr)

  20.–22. marRamadan og eidStengningerBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Ayder Snowman Festival (10. jan – 10. feb (vanligvis)), Ayder heliski season (15. jan – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Hamsi season (1. nov – 28. feb (vanligvis))

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

Ingenting nytt starter i mars.

Fortsatt på gang: Ayder heliski season (15. jan – 31. mar (vanligvis)), Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) (20.–22. mar)

Travelt — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i april.

Travelt — Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha), skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Sesong

  Tea harvest season

  1. mai – 31. okt · vanligvis

  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. maiRamadan og eidStengningerBestill tidlig

  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 ↗

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

• Festival

  Ayder Culture, Art and Nature Festival

  27.–28. junStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tea harvest season (1. mai – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha) (27.–30. mai)

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

• Sesong

  Kackar high-pass trekking season

  1. jul – 15. sep · vanligvisStisesong

  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 · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Tea harvest season (1. mai – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Ayder Culture, Art and Nature Festival (27.–28. jun)

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

Ingenting nytt starter i august.

Fortsatt på gang: Tea harvest season (1. mai – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Kackar high-pass trekking season (1. jul – 15. sep (vanligvis)), Rize Tea & Tourism Festival (15. jul – 15. aug (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer holidays i Turkey, skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet

Ingenting nytt starter i september.

Fortsatt på gang: Tea harvest season (1. mai – 31. okt (vanligvis)), Kackar high-pass trekking season (1. jul – 15. sep (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — skoleferie i 3 av markedene som fyller stedet, en helt vanlig måned

Ingenting nytt starter i oktober.

Fortsatt på gang: Tea harvest season (1. mai – 31. okt (vanligvis))

Travelt — First-term mid-break i Turkey

• Natur

  Hamsi season

  1. nov – 28. feb · vanligvisSankesesong

  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 ↗

Rolig — skoleferie i 5 av markedene som fyller stedet, en av de dårligste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i desember.

Fortsatt på gang: Hamsi season (1. nov – 28. feb (vanligvis))