Must-see church · Artvin Merkez, Erzurum
Porta Monastery
Bağcılar Manastırı
Porta Monastery is a church in Artvin Merkez, Erzurum.
Porta Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Porta Monastery
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Porta Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 41.22353, 42.03645. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Porta Monastery
- Berta monastery (converted to mosque) · dargah · Artvin Merkez · ~7 km · Must-see
- Hamamlı Manastırı (Doliskana) · attraction · Artvin Merkez · ~12 km · Must-see
- Cehennem Deresi Kanyonu Tabiat Parkı · viewpoint · Ardanuç · ~13 km · Must-see
- Deriner Dam · lake · Artvin Merkez · ~19 km · Must-see
- Orta Mahalle Camii · dargah · Artvin Merkez · ~23 km · Must-see
- Cerat Hill · viewpoint · Artvin Merkez · ~29 km · Must-see
- Barbareti · viewpoint · Artvin Merkez · ~29 km · Must-see
- Karagöl · lake · Borçka · ~29 km · Must-see
- Şavşat Kalesi · fort · Şavşat · ~31 km · Must-see
- Tibet Kilisesi · dargah · Şavşat · ~39 km · Must-see
- Hatila Valley National Park · sanctuary · Artvin Merkez · ~40 km · Must-see
- Borçka Dam · lake · Borçka · ~41 km · Must-see
- Karagöl Sahara National Park · sanctuary · Şavşat · ~45 km · Must-see
- Muratlı Dam · lake · Borçka · ~48 km · Must-see
- Karagöl · lake · Şavşat · ~48 km · Must-see
- Mirveti Waterfall · waterfall · Khelvachauri Municipality · ~54 km · Must-see
- Akdağ · viewpoint · Olur · ~58 km · Must-see
- Skhalta Cathedral · church · Khulo Municipality · ~59 km · Must-see
Other churches near Porta Monastery
- Skhalta Cathedral · church · Khulo Municipality · ~59 km · Must-see
- The Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit · church · Batumi · ~71 km · Must-see
- Batumi Cathedral of the Mother of God · church · Batumi · ~72 km · Must-see
- Holy Christ the Savior Church of Batumi · church · Batumi · ~72 km · Must-see
- St. Barbare Church · church · Batumi · ~73 km · Must-see
- Bana Kilise · church · Şenkaya · ~81 km · Must-see
- აჭის წმ. გიორგის ეკლესია · church · Ozurgeti Municipality · ~87 km · Must-see
- ლიხაურის ღვთისმშობლის ეკლესია · church · Ozurgeti Municipality · ~90 km · Must-see
- Zarzma monastery · church · Adigeni Municipality · ~90 km · Must-see
- Öşvank Church · church · Uzundere · ~99 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Porta Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Porta Monastery yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Porta Monastery?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Porta Monastery?
Nearby: Berta monastery (converted to mosque) (dargah, 7 km), Hamamlı Manastırı (Doliskana) (attraction, 12 km), Cehennem Deresi Kanyonu Tabiat Parkı (viewpoint, 13 km), Deriner Dam (lake, 19 km), Orta Mahalle Camii (dargah, 23 km), Cerat Hill (viewpoint, 29 km).
Is Porta Monastery worth visiting?
Porta Monastery is listed as a must-see church in Erzurum on Spotwander.