The Princes' Islands

For Easter Sunday ( Paskalya) we went for a day trip to the Princes' Islands, specifically, Büyük Ada (The Big Island) which is situated about 20km southeast of the city, a two hour ferry ride from the European side of Istanbul where we live.

Büyük Ada is one of 9 islands in the Princes' Island Group, 5 of which are populated. Apart from essential services vehicles, the only forms of transport on the island are horse & cart or bicycle. Thankfully we were blessed with perfect weather to make the day even more enjoyable for our round-island cycling trip.

Kınalı Ada (on the way to Büyük Ada)

Architecture (Büyük Ada)

Architecture (Büyük Ada)
Riding rental bikes (Büyük Ada)

Riding rental bikes (Büyük Ada)

Taking In the scenery (Büyük Ada)

Transport on Büyük Ada