Things To Do In Sile And Agva 2024 | All Attractions

Turkey is one of the countries with an excellent geographical location, and therefore, there are many places to visit. Sile and Agva are famous places in Turkey that attract tourists yearly. If you also plan to go to Sile and Agva and are looking for things to do in Sile and Ağva, read this article to the end to get to know Agva beach Turkey, and Sile Turkey Beach.

Sile and Agva are two old villages that are about 100 kilometers away from Istanbul. These two villages are very suitable for recreation and swimming.

It should be mentioned that You can pitch a tent in these villages and relax there. If you travel to Agva, stay one night because this area is lovely. The price of two-bedroom hotels in this area starts from 400 lira per night.

If you plan to travel to this place, try to come to this place by private car or rent a car with driver in Istanbul to reach this area. But if you plan to travel to this area by bus, you can come here from the Uskudar district

Attraction of Sile and Agva village 

In this article from the travelling topic, I introduce attraction of Sile and Agva village to you.

Sile in Turkey 

Sile has beautiful rural houses that attract tourists, tours and many more in June and September. In such a way, this village’s population increases a lot during these months.

Sile is located along the Black Sea in the Asian part of Istanbul, about 65 kilometres northeast of the city center. Sile beach village has attracted many tourists these days.

The fame of this city is due to its wide beaches, part of which leads to the highway and another part to a narrow and winding road into the forest.

Sile beach in Istanbul is an attractive turquoise beach and one of Turkey’s most beautiful and pristine places. This beach has magnificent forests and natural landscapes. The presence of recreational beaches allows tourists to be in them on sunny days and sunbathe. 

The small fishing port and the lighthouse are worth seeing in this area. There are beaches on the west side of this village and a small sandy bay on the east side.  

Considering that Şile is located in the northernmost point of Istanbul, its conditions are similar to other cities near the Black Sea. So I suggest you read the article “Can You Swim In The Black Sea” before swimming in Sile Turkey Beach. There are not enough danger warnings on the beaches of this area, and therefore, the possibility of drowning is high here, and it is better not to swim without the advice of a lifeguard.

Reasons for the attractiveness of Sile’s turquoise beach 

The turquoise waters next to the white sandy beaches, umbrellas, beautiful beaches with attractive programs, and the presence of several luxury seafood restaurants all together have increased the beauty of the turquoise beach of Sile beach. This beach is trendy because of its various comfort and entertainment facilities.

At Sile beach in Istanbul, you can experience swimming, walk for hours on the beach, sunbathe and have fun with water sports. You can watch all the exciting entertainment facilities on these beaches, such as live music. You can also eat various seafood, famous food of Turkey and international food at Sile beach restaurants.

In these restaurants, you can taste the flavours of seafood such as octopus, crab, and all kinds of sea fish. The presence of the second-highest lighthouse in Europe on this beach makes Sile beach in Istanbul more attractive.

Sarikavak Castle, Ottoman bath, eleven lake valley in Hacilli village, red-orange hill and Gul Baba’s tomb, Sakli Lake and Crying Rocks which is 600 meters from the lighthouse, Sile Culture and Art Festival, which is related to cloth, are other popular attraction of Sile village.

Relaxing place of Sile beach 

The existence of relaxing place in Sile beach increase the comfort facilities and ultimately attract tourists to this beach. 

The cost of entering some of the beaches of this village is about 40 liras. Also, you must pay a separate fee for other facilities such as beach beds and umbrellas. In addition to amenities, this beach also has a DJ and live music.

There are also cheap beaches in Sile with showers, beds and umbrellas. Of course, in terms of quality and facilities, their level is slightly lower than expensive beaches. 

 It should also be mentioned that some beaches in sile are free, which I will introduce below:

1. Akçakese public beach
2. Ayazma Plajı Şile is the busiest beach of Şile, which has the widest coastline
3. Şile Ala Kadınlar Plajı
4. Uzunkum Beach is one of sile ‘s most significant and secluded beaches.
5. Ağlayankaya Beach Şile

Sile Castle 

This Castle, built in the 14th century on one of the islands of Sile and renovated in 2015, is visited by many people today. This castle was one of the past’s watchtowers and accommodations for soldiers, now considered one of the famous attractions in this area.

Location

Holy Tomb of Gul Baba 

The tomb of a holy Muslim is built on top of the hills of this area.

 Sile Cave 

There is a cave near the beach near this area in the village, which, according to the local people, has images of the events of Anabasis in Xenophon.

Sile Lighthouse 

This lighthouse, located in the northernmost point of Istanbul’s Şile district, was built by French engineers in 1859 during the Ottoman period and is still in use.

 Sile fabrics 

Also, the Sile area of ​​Istanbul is famous for its fabrics and clothes; and cotton fabrics are produced on the coast of Sile and sold in most of the shops in this area.

The best time to travel to Sile in Turkey 

Among the tourist areas, the Sile region has a much shorter holiday season than the Aegean Sea due to the cold winters of the Black Sea in the north. If you go to this beach in the summer, you can enjoy the pleasant sea air and swimming or sunbathing.

How to go to Sile from Istanbul? 

If you want to go to the Sile and Agva from Istanbul, you should know Sile is located at the northernmost point of Istanbul in the Asian part, about 70 kilometres (40 miles) northeast of the city centre. The sandy beach of Şile is the Black Sea beach located in the Asian region of the bicontinental city of Istanbul. To go to Sile and Agva from Istanbul, if you don’t have a private vehicle, you must take the Maidan metro station and go to the Lunet station.

Then get off the subway at this station, get out, and continue your journey with bus line 522ST. Finally, change your bus line at Huzur Mahallesi station and get on line 139T. Now you have to get off at Ozkodar Jadsi station near Sile beach.

The best hotels in Şile Istanbul

If you go to this beautiful city, you can stay in one of the listed accommodations:

• Şile Resort Hotel
• Palm Beach Şile
• Antique River
• De Sain Şile Hotel and Spa
• Flos Sweet

Agva in Turkey 

Agva is one of the densely populated coastal areas on the shores of the Black Sea, which is located between the Yeşilçay (in the east) and Göksu (in the west) rivers and is one of the recreational destinations of the Sile region.

First, the Turkmen people settled in this area during the Ottoman Empire era, and then the Greeks and Greek Turks settled there.

Agva is popular with tourists with its 2.5 km long beach, numerous lodges and restaurants, beautiful natural scenery such as the Goksu River, and its population increases in the summer due to holidays.

The source of income for the people of this area is selling charcoal (the primary source of charcoal in Istanbul), growing vegetables and fruits, and weaving cotton cloth (which is thinly woven by hand).

In Agva, you can rent a boat and go boating on the lake. The cost of renting a boat for one hour is 200 lira. There are many hotels around the lake where you can stay overnight.😍

The people of Istanbul come to this place for fun on weeks. Many tours bring tourists to this beautiful place. Also, the Agva Kilimi Bay area is suitable for camping in the summer. There are also many beautiful locations for photography in this place.

At the end

Sile and Agva are located on the Black Sea coast in the northeast of the Marmara region, where I see small villages and natural beaches. In general, 80% of the region’s area is covered by forest.

In terms of weather conditions, Sile is influenced by the Mediterranean climate and the Black Sea, and the masses of moist air coming from the Black Sea toward this city lead to the relative humidity in all seasons of the year. 

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