BOZCAADA: Sea, Sun, Peace and You
For those who have not yet discovered Tenedos, also known as Bozcaada, the island of love, come here. Let’s take a look at Bozcaada. Everyone is smiling, everyone is happy. The island, whose streets smell of grapes, has an air that draws people in.. Time passes so calmly and slowly that you are amazed at what you can fit into a day without getting tired.
In our opinion, the most ideal season to go to Bozcaada is spring.. Since it is overcrowded in the summer, time passes in a rush and you cannot get the pleasure you need.. That’s why we say go when the summer house crowd leaves the island and have a Bozcaada experience to the fullest.
Places to See in Bozcaada:
Bozcaada Castle, Greek District, Bozcaada Museum, Polente Lighthouse and Wind Roses, Ayazma Monastery, Virgin Mary Church are the main places you can see on the island.
Where to swim in Bozcaada ? Bozcaada Beaches:
The biggest beach of the island, Ayazma Beach. With its fine sand and beach that stretches along its length, it awaits those who love to swim in cold water.
Sulubahçe Bay, Akvaryum Bay or Beylik Bay are other bays where you can swim.
What to do in Bozcaada? where to eat Bozcaada cafes and restaurants:
Breakfast recommendations for visitors; You can have breakfast at Cafe at Lisa’s. If you are going to prepare your own breakfast, we recommend you to buy one of the dill corn bread, whole wheat bread, village bread and ten-grain bread at Çiçek Fırın. ; Kuzina, Vahit’in Yeri, Yalova Restaurant, Çınaraltı, Sandal, Polente, Cafe at Lisa’s or Fuska.
Recommendations for those who have a dessert crisis; Veli Dede’s gingerbread cookies, Lisa’s famous chocolate cake, chewing gum and almond cookies from Flower Bakery
Recommendations for those in a caffeine coma; Coffee Shelter, Brown Coffee, Gümüş Coffee House or Ada Cafe are cafes that coffee lovers should definitely visit. You can try poppy sherbet and cookies at Ada Cafe, which is the first company to produce Gelincik sherbet and Gelincik jam, one of the symbols of Bozcaada.
Recommendations for wine lovers: Bozcaada’s vasilaki, sergeant, You can stop by Tenedion Wine House to taste different wines produced from grapes such as karalahna and kuntra.. You can also taste and buy the wines you like from Amadeus, Gülerada, Corvus, Talay Winery or Yunatcılar.
Suggestions for those who like to go on Sundays; You can try stuffed sea beans and zucchini flowers as appetizers you can buy from the market on Wednesdays.
How to get to Bozcaada?
You have two alternatives to go from Istanbul to Bozcaada by car. The first is to reach Geyikli town of Çanakkale via Tekirdağ and take the ferryboats departing from here (which you can get from Gallipoli to Çanakkale from 3 different points: Eceabat, Kilitbahir, Lapseki), the other is to continue on the Yalova, Gemlik, Biga road on the Izmit route and go to Geyikli.
It is also possible to shorten this last route by passing to Bandırma with fast ferries.
Otherwise, by plane > You can come to Çanakkale airport and you can reach Bozcaada quickly by renting a car or using public transportation from here.
Bozcaada Accommodation
You will not have many problems in terms of accommodation in Bozcaada a place. We hadn’t made a reservation before we went, thanks to an older sister who overheard our conversation while walking on the road, she said, “I’ll help you, I’m renting my house.”. We paid 200 TL per night for a two-storey, 5 bedroom house, for 5 people.. A bit of luck yes, if you don’t want to risk it, you can do a preliminary research on the internet and reserve your place early and find it more convenient.
Apart from hostels, hotels and vineyard houses in Bozcaada, Camping Bozcaada is located in Sulubahçe Bay. You can also camp.
What you should definitely do in Bozcaada:
- Don’t forget to take sunbeds and umbrellas with you when you go.
- As it is usually a windy island, you should take something with you to protect you from the wind and cold depending on the season, such as a blanket.
- It will make your job easier to go to the island by renting a car or by motorbike.
- Summer is everywhere. Like Bozcaada, it is crowded and hot.. However, the Bozcaada Jazz Festival held at the end of July is one of the events not to be missed.
- You should go to the wind roses to watch the sunset in the evening.
