Black Sea jewel: Samsun

Samsun  city is located on the northern coast of Turkey and features many light industry laboratories, two major universities and a port of great importance for the Black Sea.

Samsun is characterized by its typical climate, hot and humid in the summer with a high temperature of about 27 degrees Celsius in August, and in the winter it is cold and humid, and the temperature of about 3 degrees Celsius in January, The rain falls heavily on them at the end of autumn and the beginning of the summer. The snow falls between December and the temperature in the Black Sea ranges from 8 to 20 degrees Celsius throughout the year.

How to go to Samsun City:

1. By plane: The city has Carsamba Airport which is about 24 km from the city and there are frequent flights daily from Istanbul to it.
2 - By Bus: you can be to the city by bus where the city is connected to a network of roads in all Turkish cities, the city away from Istanbul about 9 hours by bus.
3. By Railways: The city is connected by a railway line which can be taken from the city of Sivas or Amasya.
4 - By Ships: You can also start from the Istanbul on a cruise through the Black Sea to come to Samsun.

There are many tourist attractions in Samsun:

- Ataturk House: This house is one of the most attractive places for visitors from all over the world, because it contains a lot of collectibles belonging to the wars of war, the Bronze Age, the Hellenistic periods of the Roman, in addition to the display of many bracelets, necklaces, earrings, ornaments , Textiles, rings and many other coins, compiled from the classical Hellenistic period, were used in Greek, Roman and Byzantine times.

- Kizilirmak Delta Plains: This plains is one of the largest wetlands in Turkey. It is also the largest gathering of many different species of birds. It contains more than 322 species. It is protected from nature reserves, which in turn preserves all The wealth of the Black Sea is considered to be the ideal place for fishing.

- Ataturk Park: It is a park frequented by visitors at all times, especially in the summer, and is a garden suitable for barbecues, in addition to the statue of Ataturk famous.

- East Park: It is located on the opposite side of the sea, as well as containing a large number of trees, and several playgrounds for both basketball and football, and a large number of cafes, which enables the visitor to drink his favorite drink. The Gazi Museum was founded in 1940 and officially opened to visitors in 1998. It was a two-storey hotel. When the founder of Turkey, Ataturk, visited it four times, he presented it as a gift to his people and ordered it to be transformed into a museum that attracts large numbers Of visitors.