Description
Cruise in Marmara Sea to Princess Islands. The island that you will have a stop at is Buyukada – the largest and the most enjoyable one where you can have the unique experience to travel with a horse drawn carriage (fayton). You can still find old Ottoman habits; all through the island you can’t see any cars or motorbikes. You’ll see the old relics; the Ottoman palaces and the old church. Also you’ll find a nice beach and beautiful hot sand where you can have the chance to swim. You’ll have a special dinner in one of the best fish restaurants on the sea side.
Small infomations about the princess islands :
During the summer months the Princes’ Islands are popular destinations for day trips from Istanbul. As there is no traffic on the Islands, the only transport being horse cart, they are incredibly peaceful compared with the city of Istanbul. They are just a short ferry ride from Istanbul, with ferries departing from Bostancı, Kartal and Maltepe on the Asian side, and from Kabataş on the European side. Most ferries call in turn at the four largest of the nine islands: Kınalıada, Burgazada, Heybeliada and finally Büyükada. Ferry and ship services are provided by 6 different companies: In spring and autumn the islands are quieter and more pleasant, although the sea can be rough in spring, autumn and winter, and the islands are sometimes cut off from the outside world when the ferry services are cancelled due to storms and high waves. During winter, with the addition of the biting cold and the strong winds and the resulting ferry cancellations, the islands become almost deserted.
During the Byzantine period, princes and other royalty were exiled on the islands, and later members of the Ottoman sultans family were exiled there too, giving the islands their present name. They were taken by the Ottoman fleet during the siege of Constantinople in 1453. During the nineteenth century, the islands became a popular resort for Istanbul's wealthy, and Victorian-era cottages and houses are still preserved on the largest of the Princes' Islands.
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