Why visit Rize
Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 4 parks and trails, 30 places to eat, 9 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Rize Atatürk Museum and Rize Atatürk Evi Müzesi.
Weather in Rize
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About Rize
Rize (Turkish pronunciation: [ɾi'ze]; Greek: Ριζούντα, romanized: Rizoúnta; Laz: რიზინი, romanized: Rizini; Georgian: რიზე) is a coastal city in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. It is the seat of Rize Province and Rize District. Its population is 119,828 (2021). Rize is a typical Turkish provincial capital with little in the way of nightlife or entertainment.
From the Wikipedia article Rize (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Rize on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do2
Museums and landmarks5
Parks, trails and playgrounds4
Restaurants and cafes30
Liqapafruitjuicebreakfast
Cafe · Breakfast, Coffee Shop, Dessert, Cake · 0.7 km
2 E 2 Nolu Park Sokak
Rize Şahin Tepesi Restaurant & Cafe
Restaurant · Serpme Kahvalti, Muhlama, Saç Kavurma · 1.8 km
15 Paşa Caddesi, rize
Mo-Su 09:00-23:00
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18 more on the map.
History
Arrian was the first writer to mention Rize. In his Periplus of the Euxine Sea, he described it as a city founded at the mouth of the river of the same name, the ancient and Byzantine ῾Ρίζιος ποταμός. Dated to 130–131AD and written as a letter to Roman Emperor Hadrian, the work records how its author, the governor of Cappadocia, made a tour of the Eastern Black Sea territories that formed part of his jurisdiction, first visiting the Roman Empire's Eastern Anatolian frontier garrisons before pushing on to the Black Sea coast in the Trabzon (Trebizond) region.
The city of Rize formed part of the historic Georgian province of Chaneti (Georgian: ჭანეთი).
From 1547, Chaneti province was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire and became a part of the sancak of Lazistan. The city was claimed by the short-lived Democratic Republic of Georgia between 1918 and 1920. On the basis of the 1921 Treaty of Kars, Soviet Russia granted Rize to Turkey along with the other territories of Artvin, Ardahan, and Hopa (Georgian: ხუფათი).
From the History section of Rize on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay9
Churches and places of worship6
Shopping13
Gas and EV charging5
Schools, colleges and libraries15
Healthcare33
Map of Rize
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Getting there and nearby towns
Rize-Artvin Airport (RZV) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 33 km away.
- Güneysu 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Kalkandere 13 km southwest, about 13 min by car
- İyidere 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Çayeli 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Hayrat 20 km southwest, about 20 min by car
- Of 24 km west, about 24 min by car
- Nurluca 32 km east, about 32 min by car
- Dernekpazarı 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Sürmene 35 km west, about 35 min by car
- Araklı 40 km west, about 40 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- Mapillary (see each image): photos
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Panorama of Rize, DDohler, CC BY 2.0
- Entrance of the Castle of Rize, Rize, Turkey, Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Georgian Laz people monument in Rize (Modern Day Turkey), Gaga.vaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Seyh Mosque in Rize, Gaga.vaa, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rize, Rize Merkez-Rize, Turkey - panoramio (1), Dalibor Z. Chvatal, CC BY 3.0
- Atatürk Anıtı Rize - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Rize, Rize Merkez-Rize, Turkey - panoramio, Dalibor Z. Chvatal, CC BY 3.0
- Castle of Rize view from to path leading to it, Rize, Turkey, Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rize - panoramio, Korkut Tas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Canon at the Castle of Rize, Rize, Turkey, Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0
- View to the north west from the castle of Rize, Rize, Turkey, Babbsack, CC BY-SA 3.0
- RizeLiman - panoramio, rizburg, CC BY 3.0
- RİZE-öcal - panoramio, Hüseyin Öcal, CC BY 3.0
- Colobopterus brignolii Carpaneto, 1973 (33491441461), Udo Schmidt from Deutschland, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Ulaş malikanesi - panoramio, rizburg, CC BY 3.0
- Pilavdağı ilkokulu - panoramio, rizburg, CC BY 3.0
- KULİS REKLAM - panoramio, KULİS_REKLAM, CC BY 3.0
- Mosque in Türkiye, Sevgi Aksöz, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, kubikanber, CC BY-SA 4.0
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