Sedefadası - Antirovithos

Monastery

St. Ignatius founded a monastery for men on Antirovithos, in the mid-ninth century, one of three monatic esablishments he built on the Princes' Isles, all of which are mentioned in the list made by Manuel I Comnenus in 1158. The monastery on Antirovithos was rrestored in 1180 by the patriarch theodosius Boradiotis. All that remains of the monastery today is a fragmentary ruin on the northwestern promontory of the island.

Museums, Cultural Centers

Museums

Büyükada

Museum of the Princes' Islands
Aya Nikola Mevkii, Maden, Büyükada
Tel: 0216 382 6430
St. Nicholas Hangar Museum Site is closed on Mondays.
Admission Fees: Fee 5.-TL, Discount 3.-TL, Free of charge on Wednesday.
www.adalarmuzesi.org/cms/english

Adalar Müzesi Açık Sergi Alanı
Çelik Gülersoy Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi, Çınar Cd Büyükada
Hergün 09.00 - 19.00 saatleri arası açık
Tel: 0216 382 5280
Admission Fees: Free
www.adalarmuzesi.org/cms/english

Heybeliada

İnönü Evi Müzesi
Refah Şehitleri Cd, Heybeliada
Tel: 0216 351 8449
Pazartesi hariç, hergün 10:00 - 18:00 saatleri arası açık
Giriş: Ücretsiz
Web Sayfası

Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar Müzesi
Demirtaş Sk. Heybeliada
Tel: 0530 227 0567
Giriş: Ücretsiz
(Ev restorasyon nedeniyle özel izinle ziyaret edilebilmektedir.)

Burgazada

Sait Faik Müzesi
Çayır Sokak, No:15 Burgazada, İstanbul 
Tel. 0216 381 2060
Pazartesi - Salı hariç, hergün 10.00 - 18.30 saatleri arasında açık
Giriş: Ücretsiz
www.saitfaikmuzesi.org

Cultural Centers

Büyükada

Adaevi
Çelik Gülersoy Kültür ve Sanat Merkezi, Çınar cd. Büyükada
Tel: 0216 382 5280
Hergün 09.00 - 19.00 saatleri arası açık
http://www.adalarmuzesi.org/cms/english

Adalar Kültür Derneği
Çınar Meydanı No. 14 Büyükada
Tel: 0216 382 7378
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Boat Tours

Büyükada- Heybeliada Tour by Boat

Discover the Princes' Islands from the sea. Visit the natural splendor of the Islands' shores, bays, Byzantine monastaries, famous houses and mansions as well as the Museum.

Heybeliada and Büyükada are two of the most important islands of the Princes' Islands. Travelling around both these islands is as informative about the colorful lifestyles of those who lived there as it is exhilerating.Monasteries, churches, mosques side by side. The houses and mansions of celebrities who live and have lived on the islands. All the variations of the color green, the unique flora, beautiful bays and harbours. The Museum of the Princes' Islands visit on the St. Nicholas Bay.

Attention: Halki Seminary may be added to tours upon request.

Museum of the Princes' Islands

Museum of the Princes’ Islands is the first contemporary city museum of Istanbul.

It tells the story of the Islands from the geological formation of the Islands to the present day, displaying hundreds of objects and utilising twenty thousand Ottoman archival documents, six thousand digital photographs, hundreds of documentary films, documentation and filming of today’s Islands, archival records of public institutions of the Islands, temporary and permanent donations of the Islanders.

www.adalarmuzesi.org

Other Tours:

Büyükada Historical Gardens and Island Garden Culture Tour

Büyükada and Heybeliada Bike Tours

INFORMATION and CONTACT for TOURS

Upon request, hiking, biking and boat tours are being organized with contracted trip agencies and licensed tourist guides. Upon request, boat tours are being organized with contracted trip agencies and licensed tourist guides.

After organizing your group, you can ask for quotation from tel 0 216 382 6430 or e-mail address This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Excursions and Tours

Büyükada Walking Tour

Discover the architecture, history and nature of Büyükada with a professional tour guide.

Tour Route:

April-May: Splendid Hotel, Anatolian Club, Famous Mansions(Fabiato, Hacopulo, Mizzi, Arap İzzet Paşa, Con Paşa mansions, Trotsky House) the Greek Orphanage(the tour is seperated in two after this)

A route: Christos Monastary, San Pasifiko catholic Church, Hamidiye Mosque, The Museum of the Princes' Islands Çınar Exhibition area, Saint Dimitri Orthodox Church

B route: Lunapark Square, Saint Nicholas Monastary, the Museum of the Princes' Islands, the House of Reşat Nuri Güntekin

June-September: Splendid hotel, Anatolian Club, Famous Mansions(Fabiato, Hacopulo, Mizzi, Arap İzzet Paşa, Con Paşa mansions, Trotsky House), the Greek orphanage, Lunapark Square, St. Nicholas Monastary, the Museum of the Princes' Islands. Transfer to the center of the Island by boat. St. Dimitri Orthodox church, Hamidiye mosque, The Museum of the Princes' Islands Çınar exhibition area.

Heybeliada Walking Tour

Discover the architecture, history and nature of Heybeliada with a professional tour guide.

Tour Route:

Sr. Nicholas Orthodox Church, Halki Seminary and the St. Trinity Church, famous mansions(İliasko twin mansions, Khedive of Egypt Abbas Hilmi Paşa, Selanik governor Hulusi Bey)

Büyükada- Heybeliada Tour by Boat

Discover the Princes' Islands from the sea. Visit the natural splendor of the Islands' shores, bays, Byzantine monastaries, famous houses and mansions as well as the Museum.

Heybeliada and Büyükada are two of the most important islands of the Princes' Islands. Travelling around both these islands is as informative about the colorful lifestyles of those who lived there as it is exhilerating.Monasteries, churches, mosques side by side. The houses and mansions of celebrities who live and have lived on the islands. All the variations of the color green, the unique flora, beautiful bays and harbours. The Museum of the Princes' Islands visit on the St. Nicholas Bay.

Nightlife

Island nights start to liven up after sunset. During summer you can choose one of the many bars, cafes, restaurants and taverns concentrated around the piers on all of the four islands. The rest of the year you will definitely hear some music on Büyükada, Heybeli and Burgaz during Friday and Saturday nights.

Büyükada

Büyükada, Taverna, Bar, Pub, Gülistan Caddesi,
Prinkipo Restaurant, Taverna, Bar, Gülistan Caddesi
İpek’s Cafe, Restaurant, Bar, İskele, 23 Nisan Caddesi, Rezervasyon 0216 382 79 00

Heybeliada

Perili Köşk Jazz Bar, Ay yıldız Cad. No:103 - Telefon: 351 87 10
Lady Café, Ay yıldız Cad. No:16 - Telefon: 351 90 17

Beaches

Sea around Islands are the cleanest around İstanbul. Pollution is regularly under control. (You can see measurements from the map at the end of this page.)

Sea Temperature is over 20 degrees since beginning of June. It is very convenient for swimming from June to November. (You can see measurements from the table at the end of this page)

There are nice beaches on the Islands. You can find them on 5 Islands (Büyükada, Heybeliada, Burgazada and Sedef Island). There are free shuttle boats to beaches at every pier on the Islands, please ask at Piers.

Entrances to beaches are charged, please ask the charge before boarding to boats. There are changing rooms and chaise lounges on the beaches.

There are free places for swimming on the coast of the Islands. There may be chaise lounges for rent but you don’t have to rent them for swimming.

Bathing Water Analysis

Sea water analysis are carried out by the Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Health. After the year 2011 the measurement data is published in the Internet. Basically, the water quality is measured using the items and categorised after them.

Coliform bacteria are a commonly used bacterial indicator of sanitary quality of foods and water. They are defined as rod-shaped Gram-negative non-spore forming bacteria which can ferment lactose with the production of acid and gas when incubated at 35–37°C. Coliforms can be found in the aquatic environment, in soil and on vegetation; they are universally present in large numbers in the feces of warm-blooded animals. While coliforms themselves are not normally causes of serious illness, they are easy to culture and their presence is used to indicate that other pathogenic organisms of fecal origin may be present. Such pathogens include bacteria, viruses, or protozoa and many multicellular parasites. Coliform procedures are performed in aerobic or reduced oxygen conditions.

So, fecal coliforms are emerging as a result of evacuation.

Read more: Bathing Water Analysis

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