The stunning Sumela Monastery in the eastern Turkish province of Trabzon
Built on a slope of Karadag Mountain in Trabzon, Sumela Monastery appears to hover in the air. And most surprising of all is that it's one of the world's oldest, dating back to the 4th century AD.
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