From Istanbul to the most beautiful city of the Black Sea, Trabzon. The diamond of Pontus and the pride of Pontic Hellenism. Trabzon was the capital of the Komnenoi Empire and the last refuge of Hellenism.
It is a city that has experienced glories, honours, sacrifices and disasters.
Trabzon is the cradle of culture and natural wealth of the Eastern side of the Black Sea. What few people know is that it was visited in the 14th century by Marco Polo. The monuments of the city are numerous and well known.
Panagia Soumela, St. Sophia of Trebizond, the Trebizond School, St. Eugene. We will see many of them in the video below...
We will also see the famous Kapagiannidis villa, a neoclassical building of unique beauty. Designed by a Greek engineer, it now functions as a museum.
Apart from its natural wonders and monuments, Trabzon also wins its visitors with its excellent cuisine.
There are many local dishes with recipes you won't find anywhere else in the world.
In the video we will follow the process of cooking the havits, a simple and nutritious recipe from the Pontian region.
So what do you say we start our journey?;
Good viewing to all.
Trisarchirate Divine Liturgy today, Saturday, August 15, 2021, on the feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, at the historic Monastery of Panagia Soumela in Pontus, presided by Mons. Bishop Stefanos of Kallioupolis and Madytos, and the Bishops of Silivria, Maximos and Zambia, John, Hierarch of the Patriarchate of Alexandria.
