SUMELA MONASTERY · DISCOVER & EXPLORE
Understand Sumela
Understand Sumela through its history, architecture, frescoes, restoration, culture and landscape.
Explore Sumela not only as a place to visit, but as living cultural heritage shaped by history, architecture, faith, nature and technology.
History & timeline
Read foundation traditions, historical periods and changes to the complex on a chronological timeline.
Explore ↗02 /Architecture & the complex
Meet the spaces that make up Sumela, from the rock church to the courtyard.
Explore ↗03 /Reading the frescoes
Explore the painted surfaces through history, narrative and conservation.
Explore ↗04 /Restoration & conservation
Learn how a heritage site is protected and what visitors can do to help.
Explore ↗05 /Faith & cultural heritage
Understand Sumela through multiple historical and cultural perspectives.
Explore ↗06 /Ancient trade routes
Explore the historical links between Trabzon, Maçka and the monastery.
Explore ↗07 /Digital Sumela
Discover how photogrammetry and 3D modelling document cultural heritage.
Explore ↗Location
Maçka · Trabzon · Türkiye
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