A Foodie’s Guide to Uzungol
Uzungol is a valley famous for its lake, but for the food traveler it holds something nearly as compelling: the table of the eastern Black Sea, one of the most distinctive and least known cuisines in Turkey.
Hidden Gems of Uzungol Most Tourists Miss
Uzungol is one of the most visited places in Turkey, and the crowds follow a well-worn circuit: the lakeside promenade, the mosque, the boat, and the photograph from the village edge.
Uzungol on a Budget: Money-Saving Travel Tips
Uzungol is a famous destination, and famous destinations have a way of draining a budget if you let them — the lakeside rooms, the peak-season prices, and the tourist restaurants all carry the markup of popularity.
Best Local Restaurants in Uzungol
Uzungol’s food is the eastern Black Sea’s own, and the valley serves it with the lake as the backdrop — the trout of the mountain streams, the hamsi and the muhlama of the regional table, the corn breads, and…
Where to Stay in Uzungol: Neighborhood Guide
Uzungol is a village built around a lake, and the choice of where to stay is essentially a choice of view and position around the water: the lakeside places with the water at the door, the hillside hotels with…
Top 10 Things to Do in Uzungol
Uzungol is a valley built around a single, extraordinary object — the long mountain lake that gives it its name — and the top ten things to do here are the ways of experiencing it: from the shore, from the…
48 Hours in Uzungol: The Perfect Itinerary
Two days in Uzungol is enough to see the lake in all its moods, to explore the highlands that make the region famous, and to leave with the images — the mist on the water, the mosque at the lake’s edge, the…
A First-Timer’s Guide to Uzungol
Uzungol is one of those places that looks too perfect to be real — a mountain lake, still and green, ringed by high forested slopes, with a traditional wooden mosque at its edge and small hotels rising on the…
