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Visit the highlights of Trapezounda on the Black Sea including the 13th Century Church of Agia Sophia (now a mosque) and other churches and buildings. Trapezounda once had a vibrant Greek community and unofficial capital of Pontos. Visit the breathtaking Monastery of Panagia Sumela, which was founded in the 4th Century. Tour the once Greek towns of Kerasounda, Samsounda, Sinope & Safranpoli each with their important Greek sites.