Coast and water / Island
Avşa (Türkeli) Island
Marmara, Balıkesir
The best-known summer island of the Marmara, with its sandy beaches and vineyards.
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Its story
Avşa Island, known as Aphousia in antiquity and the Byzantine period, is an island in the south of the Sea of Marmara; its official name was at one time changed to Türkeli. Used as a place of exile in the Byzantine period, the island is today, with its sandy beaches, one of the closest summer holiday islands to Istanbul. Its population grows several dozenfold in summer. The vineyards in the island's interior are known for the local Adakarası grape.
Key facts
- Getting there
- By sea from Istanbul and Erdek
Trip purpose
- Seasonal
- Traveling with kids
Location
40.50667, 27.51139
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Av%C5%9Fa | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Av%C5%9Fa