Travel video guide
Things to Do in Rize: All 8 Spots + Addresses
This guide turns Eşsiz Doğasıyla Rize'de Keşif Dolu Bir Gün! - @AlpKirsanlaBirYolculukHikayesi from NTV PROGRAM into a practical travel map with 8 saved spots around Ortaköy, Rize, and Rize Merkez. The mapped places include an area marker, a tourist attraction, a historical place, and a lodging. Use it to understand the places, food notes, and trip context before saving the map in Varedelo.
What the creator captured
NTV PROGRAM was captivated by the seamless transition from the snowy Ovit Tunnel to the lush green valleys of Rize, describing the region as a living postcard. Alp Kırşan highlighted the unique local flavors like butter-rich lentil soup and the traditional 'kel simit' as essential parts of the Rize experience. He emphasized that Rize cannot be rushed, as every corner offers breathtaking nature, historic bridges, and deep-rooted tea culture.
What this map is good for
- Planning a tourist attraction stop or short itinerary in Ortaköy.
- Seeing where the mapped places sit together before choosing what to visit first.
- Saving 8 mapped spots into Varedelo so the list stays usable on the ground.
- Using the original video as context, then turning it into a clean place-by-place map.
Featured spots on this map
- Kıbledağı camii
Mosque in Ortaköy Köyü Kıbledağı, 53390 Ortaköy/Güneysu/Rize, Türkiye, Ortaköy, Rize, Türkiye - Elevit Yaylası
Tourist Attraction in Elevit Yaylası, 53780 Yaylaköy/Çamlıhemşin/Rize, Türkiye, Yaylaköy, Rize, Türkiye
Price level: Medium
Hours: Hours available - Ovit Tüneli
Place marker in Ovit Tüneli, 53690 Sivrikaya/İkizdere/Rize, Türkiye, Sivrikaya, Rize, Türkiye - Zilkale
Area marker in Zilkale, 53780 Zilkale/Çamlıhemşin/Rize, Türkiye, Zilkale, Rize, Türkiye - Çat Vadisi Doğa Köyü
Lodging in Merkez, Çatköy Köyü Yolu, 53780 Çatköy/Çamlıhemşin/Rize, Türkiye, Merkez, Çatköy, Rize, Türkiye
Hours: Hours available - Şenyuva Bridge
Historical Place in Şenyuva, 53790 Şenyuva/Çamlıhemşin/Rize, Türkiye, Şenyuva, Rize, Türkiye - Rize
Area marker in Rize, Rize Merkez/Rize, Türkiye, Rize, Türkiye - Rize Fortress
Tourist Attraction in Merkez, Kale Sk., 53100 Rize Merkez/Rize, Türkiye, Merkez, Rize Merkez, Rize, Türkiye
Hours: Hours available
Food notes from the video
- Rize tea
- Kel simit (bald bagel)
- Lentil soup with butter
- İspir beans
- Rize kavurma
- Rice pudding (Sütlaç)
Experiences captured
- Drove through the 14.3 km Ovit Tunnel
- Visited the Rize Inner Castle
- Harvested tea leaves with a motorized cutter
- Explored the historic Şenyuva (Çiniva) Bridge
- Traveled through the Çat Valley
- Visited the 1800-meter altitude Elevit Plateau
- Listened to the relaxing sound of mountain streams
- Visited the historic Zilkale fortress
Official tourism resource
The official travel guide for Türkiye provides a dedicated visitor guide for Ortaköy, highlighting its historic mosque, waterfront, and cosmopolitan culture.
Planning questions
What are the best spots in Rize from this video?
This guide maps all 8 spots featured in the video, with names, addresses, and neighborhoods, so you can plan your trip to Rize.
What are the must-try foods in Rize?
Creator picks from the video include Rize tea, Kel simit (bald bagel), Lentil soup with butter, İspir beans. Open the map in Varedelo to see which spot each one is at.
Can I save these spots to use on my trip?
Yes. Open the map in Varedelo to save every spot, get directions, and revisit the guide from your phone while you travel.
Use it on your trip
Save this travel map before you go
Keep the mapped spots, creator context, food notes, and planning details together. Varedelo turns the page into a phone-friendly map you can revisit when you are choosing where to go.