- Location and Climate
- Erzurum is Turkey's highest major city at 2000m altitude
- Features harsh hemiboreal climate with temperatures around -20°C in winter
- Hosted 2011 Winter Universiade
- Transportation
- Daily Doğu Express train runs from Ankara to Erzurum
- High-speed railway under construction to Kars
- Local buses from Trabzon take 4.5 hours, cost 180-200 TL
- Attractions
- Palandöken mountain offers stunning views at 3150m
- Oltutaşı stone and silver jewelry available at Taşhan
- Traditional cuisine includes kadayıf dolması and cağ kebap
- Accommodation
- Renaissance Polat Hotel offers 220 rooms
- Yeni Çınar Hotel provides clean rooms from 30 TL
- Arı Otel offers rooms with shower from 50 TL
- Nearby Destinations
- Doğubayazıt, Kars, Sarıkamış, Van, and Iran nearby
- Hopa 5 hours away by bus
- Divriği with UNESCO World Heritage Great Mosque