Taşbaşı Kilesisi

Black Sea Coast


Standing in a hilltop garden overlooking the sea, this hefty former stone building was built as a Greek church (1853) and is undergoing extensive long-term reconstruction. It's the most prominent landmark in the appealing old Greek quarter which climbs a steep rise above the coast, some 500m west of central Ordu.

This attractive neighbourhood's tumbledown houses are slowly being gentrified too, and a handful are now lovely boutique hotels.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Black Sea Coast attractions

1. Paşaoğlu Mansion & Ethnography Museum

0.62 MILES

Occupying a handsome stone mansion built in 1896, this ethnographic museum provides a glimpse into the life of upper-class Ottoman society, before it all…

2. Boztepe Cable Car

0.69 MILES

Ordu's top attraction, this seven-minute teleferik (cable-car) ride whisks you 2.3km from the seafront promenade to Boztepe, at an altitude of nearly 500m…

3. Yason Burnu

14.05 MILES

This low-lying, grassy cape is a very pleasant place for sea-view strolls, watching cormorants on the off-shore rocks and visiting a well maintained…

4. Kalepark

27.36 MILES

Named for the remains of the castle (kale) that historically dominated the hill, this pleasant green space benefits from its perch above Giresun,…

5. Giresun Museum

27.59 MILES

With an impressive archaeological and ethnographic collection spanning the Bronze Age to the Ottoman Empire, Giresun's museum occupies Gogora, a well…

6. Tozkoparan Rock Tomb

29.79 MILES

One of several ancient cave tombs in the region around Ünye, Tozoparan has carved bull figures flanking the entrance, which is thought to date to between…