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İstanbul's European Forests

A hilly but not challenging route to relax under the old trees of İstanbul! We’ll start on the Bosporus’s European coast and head to Belgrad Forest. We’ll continue to ride under the trees until the northern part of the Bosphorus where it meets the Black Sea.

See

  • İstanbul’s forests
  • Rumeli Feneri (a historical lighthouse)
  • The meeting of the Black Sea and the Bosphorus

Taste

  • Fresh fish at seaside restaurants
  • Börek (savory filled pastries) in Sarıyer

Smell

  • İstanbul’s colorful tulips in spring

Touch

  • The continuous breeze coming from the Bosphorus
  • The friendly cats and dogs of İstanbul

Listen

  • The seagulls’ songs
  • The animal sounds in the forest