Gumushane Tours

Gümüşhane Tours cover a mountainous province in northeastern Turkey, part of the historic silver mining region that gave the city its name, meaning silver house in Turkish. Steep valleys, the Zigana mountain pass and scattered highland villages define a landscape shaped as much by trade routes as by mining history.

Gümüşhane sits within a wider Turkey itinerary through northeastern Anatolia, often combined with Trabzon on the Black Sea coast.

Karaca Cave

Karaca Cave, near the town of Torul, is the province's best known natural attraction, with chambers of stalactites and stalagmites developed for visitors along lit pathways. The cave's cool, constant temperature offers a contrast to the surrounding mountain climate.

Zigana Mountains and Old Gümüşhane

The Zigana Pass has served as a route between the Black Sea coast and inland Anatolia for centuries, and the surrounding mountains offer hiking and scenic driving through pine forest. The ruins of old Gümüşhane, abandoned in the nineteenth century, preserve stone houses and a former mosque from the town's earlier mining era, before the settlement relocated to its present site.

Local Tours

Travelers can round out a visit with the Daily Gümüşhane Turkish Bath Hamam Tour, a traditional stop after a day spent in the mountains.

Best Time to Visit Gümüşhane

Summer offers the most reliable weather for visiting Karaca Cave and driving through the Zigana mountains, since higher elevations in the province can hold snow well into spring.