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SAVSAT
55km east of Artvin is Savsat, an
alpine village surrounded by meadows of wild flowers
and butterflies, rushing streams and quaint chalets.
The local womens' organization has established a
training center for weaving in an attempt to keep the
indigenous carpet and kilim traditions alive. Karagöl
- Sahara National Park, 17km from Savsat on the way to
Ardahan, has one of the most beautiful Karagöl alpine
lakes as well as the widely-known Sahara plateau. The
lake is 45 km northeast of Savsat via Veliköy Village,
another typical authentic village. The area around the
lake is covered with a variety of pine trees and also
has picnic facilities. Wildlife, including bears, is
plentiful. The Sahara plateau itself is also covered
with beautiful mineral and fresh springs. On the
plateau is Kocabey Kislagi Village where you can see
traditional wooden houses with their friendly
residents. Another important plateau and popular
summer residence in the region is Bilbilan whose
people are also exceptionally welcoming and helpful.
Generally, in all the national parks you can see
wonderful examples of birds and butterflies.
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