Anzer Plateau
Anzer Yaylası
A high-altitude flower meadow famous for Anzer honey, one of the most expensive honeys in the world. Wildflowers cover the meadows in summer.
Anzer Plateau lies in the south of Rize's İkizdere district at about 2,300 meters. Hundreds of alpine wildflowers bloom here, many of them endemic. Bees gather nectar from these flowers to make Anzer honey, which is very expensive and produced in small quantities. In summer, you can taste and buy honey from beekeepers in the village, but check that it is genuine. A honey festival is held every August. From Rize city, it is about 2 hours by car via İkizdere along mountain roads. It lies in a different valley from Ayder.
Opening hours
All day (summer)
Nearby sights
- Rize Tea Plantations & Ziraat Botanic Tea Garden
- Rize Castle
- Gito Plateau
- Elevit Plateau
- Zilkale
- Palovit Waterfall
- Şenyuva Bridge
- Sal Plateau