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1. Nature · Merkez

   Take a boat to Giresun Island

   Cross to the only island in the eastern Black Sea; hear the legend of the Amazon women and the Hamza Stone — and photograph it.

2. Nature · Tirebolu

   Hazelnut-grove walk between Tirebolu and Eynesil

   A walk among hazelnut groves from the Black Sea coast road into the interior — and photograph it.

3. Culture & art

   Explore Giresun Müzesi

   Explore the local collections and choose one object to remember Giresun by.

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4. Nature

   Find the graded Giresun hazelnut

   The round Giresun nut is graded and priced separately from every other Turkish hazelnut, and chocolate makers buy it by name. Get someone at the market to put the two kinds side by side in your hand so you can feel the difference before you are told it. Photograph the pair.

5. City discovery

   Explore Zeytinlik

   Zeytinlik's roofs carry a trace of the hazelnut trade: ships taking hazelnuts to Europe brought building materials back, including Marseille tiles. Photograph a roof detail from a public street and record this sea journey in your memory. Stay out of private gardens, and do not assume every tile you see is historic.

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