På gång i Rize, Turkey under året

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

• Festival

  Ayder Snowman Festival

  10 jan – 10 feb · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

• Säsong

  Ayder heliski season

  15 jan – 31 mar · vanligtvisBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Hamsi season (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

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

• Helg

  Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr)

  20–22 marRamadan & eidStängningarBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Ayder Snowman Festival (10 jan – 10 feb (vanligtvis)), Ayder heliski season (15 jan – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Hamsi season (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))

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

Inget nytt börjar i mars.

Pågår fortfarande: Ayder heliski season (15 jan – 31 mar (vanligtvis)), Ramazan Bayrami (Eid al-Fitr) (20–22 mar)

Mycket folk — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i april.

Mycket folk — Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha), skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Säsong

  Tea harvest season

  1 maj – 31 okt · vanligtvis

  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. Källa ↗

• Helg

  Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha)

  27–30 majRamadan & eidStängningarBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

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

• Festival

  Ayder Culture, Art and Nature Festival

  27–28 junStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tea harvest season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Kurban Bayrami (Eid al-Adha) (27–30 maj)

Mest folk — Rize Tea & Tourism Festival, Summer holidays i Turkey

• Säsong

  Kackar high-pass trekking season

  1 jul – 15 sep · vanligtvisLedsäsong

  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. Källa ↗

• Festival

  Rize Tea & Tourism Festival

  15 jul – 15 aug · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Tea harvest season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Ayder Culture, Art and Nature Festival (27–28 jun)

Mest folk — Rize Tea & Tourism Festival, Summer holidays i Turkey

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Pågår fortfarande: Tea harvest season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Kackar high-pass trekking season (1 jul – 15 sep (vanligtvis)), Rize Tea & Tourism Festival (15 jul – 15 aug (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Turkey, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Pågår fortfarande: Tea harvest season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis)), Kackar high-pass trekking season (1 jul – 15 sep (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i oktober.

Pågår fortfarande: Tea harvest season (1 maj – 31 okt (vanligtvis))

Mycket folk — First-term mid-break i Turkey

• Natur

  Hamsi season

  1 nov – 28 feb · vanligtvisPlocksäsong

  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. Källa ↗

Lugnt — skollov i 5 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess sämsta vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i december.

Pågår fortfarande: Hamsi season (1 nov – 28 feb (vanligtvis))