Kalepark

Historical Places Ortahisar Trabzon

Kalepark (originally called Leonkastron; and later Güzelhisar, meaning "Beautiful Castle" in Turkish) was procured and further fortified by Genoese merchants as a medieval fortress on the east side of...

Kalepark - Trabzon
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About Kalepark

Kalepark (originally called Leonkastron; and later Güzelhisar, meaning "Beautiful Castle" in Turkish) was procured and further fortified by Genoese merchants as a medieval fortress on the east side of Trabzon, Turkey. The fortress was built on a rocky outcrop strategically overlooking both harbors of the city: the summer harbor at a distance to the west, and the winter harbor just to the east of it. A few hundred meters to the west of Leonkastron lay the "Venetian Castle", which was a competing fortified trading outpost. In the following centuries many other Europeans settled on the streets between these forts - such as traders from Lviv in Ukraine - and it thus became known as the "European quarter".

In the 1740s, a palace was built for the Ottoman Governor Ahmet Paşa at the same location, which was destroyed by a fire in 1790.

The castle was frequently shelled during World War I by the Russian naval forces, due to its easily accessible location near the Black Sea coast.

This description is taken from Wikipedia and published under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence. Kalepark

Location and Access

Kalepark is located in Ortahisar district, Trabzon. Coordinates are 41.00760, 39.73445. You can get directions from the map below. You can request a licensed local guide for Trabzon.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kalepark is located in Ortahisar, Trabzon. Coordinates: 41.00760, 39.73445.

A visit of 1-2 hours is usually enough; it can be combined with other stops nearby into a half-day route.

Yes. You can request a licensed local guide in Trabzon and visit Kalepark with a professional tour guide.

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