Island princesses in Turkey

Island princesses, is an archipelago located off Istanbul, Turkey Coast, in the Sea of Marmara. Islands also formed in Istanbul Province area

Princesses Island consists of a large four islands, Buyukada ("Big Island") and covers an area of 5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi), Heybeliada ("Kharg Island") and an area of 2.4 km 2 (0.93 sq mi), Burgazada ("fortress island" ) and an area of 1.5 km 2 (0.58 sq mi), Kınalıada ("Island henna") and an area of 1.3 km 2 (0.50 sq mi), and five of them are much smaller, Sidiv ADASI an area of 0.157 km 2 (0.061 sq mi), [Esida and an area of 0.05 km 2 (0.019 square miles), Sivriada ("Sharp Island") and covers an area of 0.05 km 2 (0.019 square miles), ADASI ("island of the spoon") and an area of 0.006 km 2 (0.0023 sq mi), and Tavşan ADASI ("rabbit Island") and covers an area of 0,004 km 2 (0.0015 sq mi)

Tourism and Transport

Famous princesses Island during the summer months as the interface for the popular daily flights from Istanbul. The island is characterized by the lack of traffic on the islands, but only means of transport is horse and cart, it is a peaceful island of incredibly compared with the city of Istanbul. You can access them through a short ferry ride from Istanbul, with ferries departing from Bostanci, Kartal and Maltib on the Asian side, and Kabatas on the European side. Most of the phrases you turn in the four largest of nine islands: Kınalıada, Burgazada, Heybeliada and finally Buyukada. Is provided ferries and charter services by 6% from the different companies. In spring and autumn the islands become quieter and more fun, and sometimes carrots are cut off from the outside world when the ferry services are canceled due to storms and high waves. During the winter, with the bitter cold and strong winds and the resulting cancellation of the ferry, the islands Tsubht almost deserted. As for cultural tourism, the Buyukada has the first and only museum in the city of Istanbul, and the Museum Island princesses in verse Nicolas Bay

More islands, which are due to the Princes Islands (Adalar), which is the only distinctive islands all over the city. Located about 20 km south east of the city in the Sea of Marmara, with a great interface to escape from the city

Visitors to accept all the islands during the summer, especially on the weekends. For this reason, avoid had on Sunday, especially if you want to stay between beauty and Alarhadu during the summer months, while many hotels close during the winter

There are nine islands in the group of island princesses and that the ferry stop in four of them. Throughout the year there are 15,000 permanent residents scattered across six islands Almmlaha, but the number of the massive turnout in the summer up to 100,000 visitors, because many of them prefer holidays on the islands - to escape the heat of the city

The largest island in the group, is Buyukada (Grand Island) which is impressive villas with ginger island and the possibility of climbing the slopes of the hill and the onion domes of the hotel at Twin. It's really a beautiful spot to spend the afternoon

The ferry terminal is an attractive building on the Ottoman style. They date back to 1899. There is a cafe nice tiled with an outdoor terrace, as well as the Tourist Information Office. Restaurants offering fresh fish to the left of the ferry terminal, next to the ATM

Bikes are available for rent in many shops in the city, and can store in Market Street to provide a picnic supplies, although cheap food on the mainland. It can also hire one to do a long tour of the town between the hills and the beach (about one hour YTL45) or shorter than the city tour (about YTL35). Cost you about YTL16