İhtiyaroğlu

Black Sea Coast


This small rustic holiday centre is the best dining and sleeping spot between Yusufeli and Barhal, with a riverside cafe, restaurant and a pair of dining tables that straddle a stream in the orchard. Opt for the two-fish plate of barbecued trout, fresh from the on-site farm.

It's 500m off the Barhal road, 13km north of Yusufeli, accessed by a zigzag track.

If you fancy staying the night there are good quality pine-clad rooms in chalet-like buildings at the back of the garden (s/d ₺120/200) and bungalows sleeping up to six people (₺400). With your own tent you may camp here (₺20) and use the toilets but there's no shower for campers.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Black Sea Coast attractions

1. Barhal Church-Mosque

7.55 MILES

Barhal's domeless 10th-century Georgian church is remarkably complete and now used as a mosque. The towerless, grey stone form, known as Parkhali to…

2. Tek Kale Kalesi

9.3 MILES

A dramatic little roadside curiosity as you're driving towards Ispik, this small ruined medieval fort with a Georgian chapel shell are perched on a…

3. Dörtkilise

9.88 MILES

The enchanting ruins of this 10th-century Georgian basilica are domeless and decaying but monumentally large, atmospherically mossy and photogenically…

4. Peterek Kalesi

12.39 MILES

The shattered ruins of this medieval castle rise on a modest rocky outcrop surrounded by the waving poplars of Çevreli village, just 800m off the D050,…

5. Zemevan Old Bridge

12.93 MILES

Right beside the new road bridge at the entrance to Yaylalar, an antique pedestrian bridge crosses a side stream with the elegant simplicity of a stone…

6. İşhan Kilesisi

15.49 MILES

Despite a 30m tower-spire, this laboriously restored ancient church is somewhat hidden amongst trees in Upper İşhan (İşhan Köyü), a green oasis village on…

7. Tortum Şelalesi

19.84 MILES

Especially in May when it's at full power, this wide, impressive waterfall is well worth the 600m detour off the D950 for those driving between Yusufeli…

8. Yukarı Kavron

20.23 MILES

One of the most popular day-trip driving destinations from Ayder (13km by unpaved track), Yukarı Kavron is a slightly scrappy seasonal yayla village in a…