Places of Interest
- The city of Artvin has an ancient castle and a number of Ottoman period houses, mosques, and fountains.
- Every June, there is a "bull-wrestling" festival in the high plateau of Kafkasör
- The Parekhi monastery, a Georgian monastery
Popular places for walking and outdoor expeditions.
- The Kaçkar Mountains are among the most-popular venues for trekking holidays in Turkey.
- Macahel Valley on the Georgian border, is another popular location for walking holidays.
- Papart forest in Şavşat
- Genciyan Hill in Şavşat, overlooks the border and the Binboğa lakes.
- The lakes of Şavşat and Borçka and the crater lake of Kuyruklu.
- The Çoruh River is excellent for rafting and championships have been held here * There are a number of Georgian churches in the valleys of Yusufeli.
- Bilbilan Yaylası - a typical Turkish high meadow.
- Savangin pre-historical cave with an inscription written unknown or unsolved alphabet
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