One of the northern gates of Istanbul opening to the sea is Kilyos. Kilyos is a place preferred for swimming, eating fish and having picnic, walking barefoot on the long beaches and staying alone in the shelter bays for a while by the residents of Istanbul. Road to Kilyos, occasionaly passing through Belgrat Ormanlari, is worth to have frequent breaks for enjoying the meal grilled on brazier or trout cooked on tiles served in the countryside restaurants here. There are good restaurants in Kilyos as well as markets where you can meet your any kind of need for daily trips. It is a good idea having spent a different weekend at Kilyos before it is completely occupied by villa-cities.
Sile
The wild flower of the north Sile is a typical summer resort whose known history dates back the 7`-`1 century BC with its booth fish restaurants you can find various kinds of fish, festivals, artists, long and golden beaches, giant rocks, famous fabric used for stylish and light garments. Ancient Greek,Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman civilizations had passed from this small town by leaving their particular traces. Sile had been an outpost for these civilizations against the dangers that would come from the Black Sea.A fortress, built for this purpose by the Byzantine, still exists, though in ruins. A mark left by the Ancient Greek is the name: Sile means wild flower in Ancient Greek. It is possible to come across with hidden cave churches and religious structure in the adjacent villages.
Polonezkoy
For evasive vacationsPolonezkoy is a land where traditional village life, respect for nature and green still rule with persistence next to the “modem” life in Istanbul. According to Celik Gulersoy, Polonezkoy is “a close and attractive school that taught Istanbul the concept of clean family pension in a village house. ” Even the increasing number of the guests in recent years could have changed the clean air, the cherry that has festivals organized for, the butter, the honey, the cheese which is very rare, the sincerity of the pensions changed from old village houses of this `village` called the magical land` by the first owners of the area.There is always a suitable alternative of accommodation in Polonezkoy, where the first pensions of Turkey appeared, for almost every budget whether you come for a day or for a few days during the weekend. Sleeping in silence, A long walks in the nature after an excellent breakfast, having a tea break in a village house as lovely as the ones in the primary school books, listening to the story of these lands | from an old Polish -if left any, cleaning your bronchus that got full of exhaust smoke with an oxygen bath, staying away from noise and visual pollution for a while, I stopping the time a bit and to be purified; these are what this village founded by Polish immigrants two I centuries ago presents to its guests.There are a few places you can see their authentic architecture and taste special dishes. Take your hammock, walking and jogging shoes, your bike if you have, and of course the hook you could not finish ever, and a bag to put all these in with you. Who knows, maybe you try to riding, i p laying tennis for the first time.For those who want to battle, there is even a paintball club.So, stay and live this original village before Istanbul suffocates I it, where it owes a “colour”. You will like it.
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