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Enjoy the day tour of Princes’ Islands!
Throughout the summer months, the Princes’ Islands are famous addresses for day trips from Istanbul. As there is no traffic on the Islands, the only carrier electronic and cart, they are amazingly peaceful compared with the city of Istanbul. During our trip to Island you’ll be learning to history of the islands by our guide, on the islands you’ll have a chance to get a ride bike and discover islands by it. Unforgettable times are waiting for you!
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Duration: 7 hours
Starts: Istanbul, Turkey
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Enjoy the day tour of Princes’ Islands!
Throughout the summer months, the Princes’ Islands are famous addresses for day trips from Istanbul. As there is no traffic on the Islands, the only carrier electronic and cart, they are amazingly peaceful compared with the city of Istanbul. During our trip to Island you’ll be learning to history of the islands by our guide, on the islands you’ll have a chance to get a ride bike and discover islands by it. Unforgettable times are waiting for you!
Itinerary
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Pass By: Kinaliada, Kinaliada, Princes’ Islands
On the way to Buyukada we’ll pass by Kınalıada which is one the of the most popular islands of Prince Islands.
Kınalıada means “Henna Island” in Turkish, as the land has a reddish colour from the iron and copper that has been mined here. This is one of the least forested of the Prince Islands.
Proti was the island most used as a place of exile under the Byzantine Empire. The most notable exile was emperor Romanos IV Diogenes, after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071, who remained in the Monastery of the Transfiguration on Hristo Peak of the island. During the summer, approximately 90% of the population on the island was Armenian.
Pass By: Heybeliada, Heybeliada, Princes’ Islands
After Kınalıada we’ll see the Heybeliada is the second largest of the Prince Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. It is officially a neighborhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey.There are two interesting pieces of architecture on the grounds of the school. One is Kamariotissa, the only remaining Byzantine church on the island, and more importantly the last church to be built before the conquest of Constantinople. The other is the grave of Edward Barton, the second English Ambassador to be sent to Constantinople by Elizabeth I of England, who spent his last days in Heybeli in order to escape the plague raging through the city in 1598. His remains were later relocated to the British Cemetery in the Haydarpaşa quarter of the Üsküdar district.
Stop At: Buyukada, Buyukada, Princes’ Islands
Buyukada, the popular vacation resort with pinewood scenery, once the fun island of Byzantine Princes.
Our guests tour the island by bicycle before stopping for lunch at on the boat. After lunch, guests have a couple of hours to travel the island at the leisure. At the conclusion of your time on the island, you will go back to Istanbul where you will be met at the ferry station and transported back to your hotel.
Duration: 7 hours
