FINDIKLI

"Hazelnutty" Laz town                            Population: 10,000

Aside from a few battered old wooden houses and Black Sea-style serenders (granaries), there's nothing to see in Fındıklı although it does have a decent hotel if you need to stop for the night.

Sleeping

Hotel Fındıkhan. Tel: 0464-511 3368

Transport info

There are frequent minibuses from Rize's waterfront minibus stands as well as from points further east.