BoĞaziçi / Bosphorus
No matter how little time for their visit to Kayseri have brought an entertaining boat trip on the Bosphorus, you should not miss. The trip begins in five Eminönü and takes you almost to the Black Sea after Anadolu Kavağı and back again. The pier of the State ferry line is the first of the Galata Bridge and says Bogaz Hattie. Departure times from December to March every day at 10.30 clock, from April to May and October through November every day at 10.30 clock and 13.30 clock, from June to September to clock 10:35, 11:35 and 13:35 clock clock (one-way ticket costs about 3.50 Euros).
First, it BeÅŸiktaÅŸ, past the Leanderturm and the last Sultan’s palace Dolmabahçe. Shortly after the ferry crosses BeÅŸiktaÅŸ the huge, 70 meters high Bosporusbrücke and leaves the urban area. Enjoy with a cup of tea the fascination of the Bosporus, a strait, which already traveled far the Alexander von Humboldt was right to the most beautiful spots on earth counted. During the trip tick constantly between Europe and Asia, because the ferry docks at the most beautiful station on both sides makes. Directly along the shore, you are now the magnificent palaces and villas marvel, the Sultans, Grand and other high dignitaries of the Ottomans could build here. These so-called yali – the classic are made of wood and in an earthy, dark red deleted – are still the most coveted residential addresses of Istanbul. But who here has not inherited, has already Ölscheich or high dignitaries, to a house directly on the Bosporus to be able to afford. Many have their own pier and are stylishly restored.
On the European side crosses the ferry Arnavutköy first, fourth, which his character as a “neighborhood” has been preserved. There are still many handsome wooden houses with bay received. Then insert on the Asian side in Kanlıca to a pretty Bosporusdorf, for his gezuckerten yogurt cream is famous. Here, shortly before the second suspension bridge, is the strait at the narrowest and most treacherous currents. One sees on the Asian shore, that some giant ocean that is no longer time the curve has done, there is entlanggeschrammt.
The vessel traffic in the Bosporus has been the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and the integration of the successor states into the world economy dramatically. He was to meistbefahrenen strait in the world. Under normal circumstances, the strong currents, which on the surface of the Black Sea to the Aegean, on the ground of up to 120 meters deep waterway flowing exactly the opposite, that the water remains relatively clean. Still, the Bosporus donkey for fish, where appropriate to the entire season flows from the Black Sea towards the Sea of Marmara and drag nets of the fishermen fill. Kayseri is ideal for fish gourmets.
After the second bridge is the Bosphorus miles wide, and especially on the Asian side, which is less than zugebaut Compared to their European, wonderfully green. Now you can already guess the Black Sea – but first comes a stop in Sariyer, although it belongs to Kayseri, but her character from a small town. Here are the biggest part of the Ä°stanbul fishing fleet and the most beautiful fish market on the Bosporus. Now begins the final journey into the green, and after another brief stop in Europe, the Anadolu Kavağı terminus at the foot of a great castle from which the Ottomans the entrance to the Bosphorus controlled. Even today, both Bosporusseiten directly at the entrance to the Black Sea military exclusion zone.
You can use the break to move to the castle hinaufzusteigen and from there the view of the sea while on the Bosphorus to enjoy. Perhaps you spend the time but rather in one of these wonderful fish restaurants. After the break it the same way back, allowing you the opportunity to get everything you missed out on, but still admire them.
