BUYUKADA | The Place of the Ancient Empresses.   

Buyukada is the most popular tourist vacation spot in the large district of Istanbul Turkey. It is a big island near Marmara Sea. Buyukada is known as the Prince Island since its size capture almost 5.4 square kilometers.

This unique island in the country of Turkey practices natural way of traveling around the vicinity. The tourist can take a tour only by foot, bicycle, cart-horse and donkey riding. They exclude any vehicles run by motor or gasoline to enter their novel place. Service vehicles such as bicycle and horse-driven-carriage can be rented near the entrance of Buyukada.

As you walk along the island, you will be amazed to the phenomenon of fine and ancient Otto-man-Victorian Houses. This spectacular site reminds the visitor to feel and experience the ambiance of the place where late empresses lived. You can have an experience here to get acquainted with the other tourist as well as to see fashioned crowds of structures.

Upon walking, you will pass by the historic terminal of Ottoman ferry. This place is materialized by town center to recreate you to shop, dine and rest in a few hotels within the area. The east side of the streets are bustling with terrific and tasteful seafood’s restaurants along the near sea while looking straight left is the market for everything you wish to buy. Park, café and dock sites for ferries and yacht are some of the siren you will see across from right side of this enormous ferry terminal spot.

Dock Square is the main and primary square reached before going up to the hill. Within this attraction is the remarkable Buyukada’s landmark clock tower.

To switch the great features, simply off Dock Square and turn left, you can have a ride to fascinated horse-drawn-carriages. This fun and alluring ride gives you an option of a 25 minutes tour or a 1 hour tour of the island’s town, shore and hills. The ride to horse-drawn-carriage is the most enjoyable tour to travel entire island of Buyukada.

Aside from the significant of the place, exploring around the view is the pace of Buyukada’s wavy blues and browns. The entire place surrounds chilly beaches which is best for your swimming, diving and snorkeling habit. The island is in very proud of the beauty of hills which stands at about 535 feet and 663 feet in height.

Extra-ordinary sights and historical places will be seen around the Buyukada Island. The Old Palace Hotel, Ayia Yorgi Church, Ayios Dimitrios Church are among the several views that was built date back in 19th century. This places will relate you what had happened last ancient time and why most of the princess and prince born in this island.

Around this clean vibrant area is grounds known as classic, it is venue that sells coffee, wine, chips and sausage sandwiches.

All flights going to Istanbul Turkey are daily. Within outside the airport vicinity is a variety of rent-to-service car or any other motorized vehicle available for your traveling convenience. A professional tour guide is available upon request of the tourist or visitors to tour the complete island of Buyukada and other places in Turkey.