Castle· Pazar, Rize

Kız Kulesi

Kız Kulesi is a castle in Pazar, Rize; Kız Kalesi (Kız Kulesi) is a historic castle in the Pazar district of Rize, built on a rocky base atop a small peninsula west of the town centre and now cut off from the mainland.

Kız Kulesi
محبوب حسین زاده · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Start here

KahveRota

Are you here?

Explore Kız Kulesi, spend a little time here and collect your route rewards.

Stay in a publicly accessible, safe area. Exact location samples are used only to record the visit and deleted after 48 hours.

Editor's Note

Source: Wikidata · OpenStreetMap This information is compiled from the sources shown.

Kız Kalesi (Kız Kulesi) is a historic castle in the Pazar district of Rize, built on a rocky base atop a small peninsula west of the town centre and now cut off from the mainland. Its date of construction is disputed, with some sources pointing to the 8th century and others to the 13th-14th. The south side facing Pazar is the most damaged, supporting accounts that the castle suffered various attacks.

Read more on Wikipedia →

Reviews

Be the first to leave a word.

A rating and a few sentences. It helps the next visitor.

Help improve this page

Every week, we choose a place in Türkiye and share its route, stories, and food.