Devrek - Capital of Cane Making

Devrek is another small town in western Black Sea region. It is well known for its cane making industry. There is a technical school teaching this long famous art.

The canes are famous for their strength as well as their decorations. The type of wood used is "kizilcik" in Turkish. The cheaper ones have the handle made of a different wood and glued to the stick. These are not good as they tend to break. The real good ones are made of one piece of wood.

The decorations are varied. You can have so many different ones from just painted to ones with inset decorations and silver plated handles. Prices vary between 17 TL to 750 TL.

I would suggest a short stop there, but do not change your way to go there.