A couple of weekends ago, it was such a nice surprise to find a beautiful beach so close by. It only took us half an hour to get to the beach just near Demircekoy (which translates as 'blacksmith/iron worker village' - I love some of the place names here!).The sand was so nice - the grains were much bigger than I am used to - and you might remember the pretty pebbles we collected there from this post.
And we managed to have some perfect timing too (not that we planned it that way). The 'season' was starting a week later which would mean 30 turkish lira (about AUS$25 or US$20) per person to go to the beach. I know in the grand scheme of things it is not a huge amount, and maybe I'm just used to the Australian beaches that are free, but I think it is such a shame that these beautiful natural places around Istanbul cost more than a lot of people can afford. Everyone should be able to enjoy them I think. How does it work where ever you are? I do kind of like the lounge chair, umbrella and waiter service you get with paying the fee though!
Anyway, we had some great timing and I plan to visit after Summer too because Yashar loves hanging out and playing in the sand! We had a gorgeous and relaxing day.ps. if anyone has any inside information on any nice free beaches near Istanbul that aren't too crowded (am I asking for too much?!) please let me know!
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V, I'm shocked there is a charge for this beach. We found the possibly the same beach a couple months back with the fish restaurant beside the car park and we were thrilled! But I had no idea there was a fee like that. I guess us Australians us just not used to having to pay to use a public beach.
In Greece, and particularly the islands, you have to pay a fee to use the beach, chairs and umbrellas. I can get real pricey when you spend 3 weeks on Ios at the beach everyday! But the cost is ok at €2 per lounge and €2 per umbrella.
I'm interested to know where the free Istanbul beaches are too. What about Kilyos? We went there too and found an ok beach with some surrounding restaurants, but no sure if there was a fee to use it.
I'm so jealous of you for having a beach within driving range! It looks absolutely gorgeous and I bet your little boy had a fun time there! :)
It's really boring to have to pay to use a beach... In Sweden, we're all about what we call "every man's right", meaning that all nature parks and other not privately owned parts of nature are public and for free to use for anyone.
I hope you can find a free beach somewhere closeby!
The beach does look great and it is sad that everyone cannot enjoy it. We are so spoilt in Australia with our gorgeous beaches but I do like the idea of being able to hire a deck chair and umbrella etc.
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