Yalova Travel Guide

  Yalova farmers market
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  • Yalova farmers market
      Yalova farmers market
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  • Take this dolmush bus to the beach
      Take this dolmush bus to the beach
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  • Beach in Yalova
      Beach in Yalova
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  • Farmer's Market in Yalova
      Farmer's Market in Yalova
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  • peaches at Farmer's Market in Yalova
      peaches at Farmer's Market in Yalova
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Beach West of Yalova

Beach West of Yalova, Yalova

 Jawnuta Says:  We found out about this beach from a young man in local baklava store.He gave us directions and told us which dolmush to take.After just short ride (1.5 YTL/person) we were somewhere west of Yalova on no name street.40.658113,29.238396 are coordinates for Google MapsWe paid... 

KOSK

KOSK, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  Yalova has a number of tourist attractions, such as the kösk (Ottoman-Turkish style mansion) used by Atatürk during his visits to the city.He spends 311 days of his life in Yalova.The formal name of the kosk is YURUYEN KOSK it means KOSK WALKING because Ataturk in order to... 

Karaca Arboretum

Karaca Arboretum, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  Karaca Arboretum is a live tree museum on the way to Termal.Please visit if you are familiar to this kind of hobbies . 

SU DUSEN

SU DUSEN, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  I was really amazed when I see the same name of the waterfall in Yalta.Su dusen means "water falling".I use to visit this place when I was scout and camping at night.The water is ver very cold ..believe me . 

TERMAL

TERMAL, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  Termal is the famous hot springs very near to Yalova , which gets its name from the Latin word thermae.I used to spend 15 days every year in this termal because of my Rhomatism when I was child. 

Hotels  

Best Western Elegance Resort

 1 Review and 4 Opinions  This hotel is situated a little far to the center ( 12 km ) its very close to the sea ( 500 m) the... 

Restaurants  

Bahane Cafe: Great Cafe!!!

Bahane Cafe: Great Cafe!!!, Yalova

 Jawnuta Says:  This place is located next to the Farmer's Market. It is on the main street from the Ferry Terminal to Yalova town center.This place has excellent service. Our waiter spoke English very well.Bathrooms are in excellent condition and very modern and clean. We had coffe and... 

Unsal Balik Pazari - Unsal Seafood Store: Fresh fish and seafood at fair prices!!!

Unsal Balik Pazari - Unsal Seafood Store: Fresh fish and seafood at fair prices!!!, Yalova

 Jawnuta Says:  We got the tip about this restaurant from Frank, our beach keeper. He was right on the money.The older man who was in charge of the store was taking our order (not much English but enough to communicate) when we weren't sure he show us the fish. Everything was delicious and... 

Transportation  

Ferry to Yalova

Ferry to Yalova, Yalova

 Jawnuta Says:  To get to Yalova from Istanbul you need to take a ferry.Ferries live only few times a day so schedule your trip early.You will live from Yenikapi Ferry Terminal.To reach this terminal take a tram to Aksaray. From there you can walk south or you can take a bus to Yenikapi... 

FERRY BOATS

FERRY BOATS, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  Yalova port is very active because Boats from KARTAL Ferry boats from PENDIKFerry boats from YENIKAPIvisit frequently TOPCULAR-YENÝKAPI link is the main link for the transportation to Anatolia and its situated 9 km far from Yalova 

HOW FAR ?

HOW FAR ?, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  Yalova is in the center of Istanbul-Bursa highway Yalova-Bursa: 69 kmYalova-Gemlik: 43 kmYalova-Orhangazi: 21 kmYalova-Karamürsel: 30 kmYalova-Gölcük: 50 kmYalova-Kocaeli: 63 kmYalova-Ýstanbul: 174 km 

Off The Beaten Path  

ERIKLI SELALESI

ERIKLI SELALESI, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  Erikli is thebest water in my country and if you are intereted with trekking do not forget to visit this beautiful waterfall ( exactly 2 waterfalls because its named twin waterfalls od Erikli ) 

DIPSIZ GOL

DIPSIZ GOL, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  You can translate as "bottomless lake" and this beautiful lake is situated to 10 km to Tesvikiye.You can follow the road to Cinarcik than Tesvikiye . 

ISTIHKAM TEPE

ISTIHKAM TEPE, Yalova

 traveloturc Says:  Istihkam tepe ( Ýstihkam Hill ) is situated on the hill of Yalova A recreation parc was build here very recently.You can enjoy the city from the top and have good time savouring your BBQ. 

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 Termal is the famous hot springs very near to Yalova , which gets its name from the Latin word thermae.I used to spend 15 days every year in this termal because... 

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You will LOVE Yalova!!!

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 We went to Yalova while visiting Istanbul. We were looking for a small non-touristy beach town with farmers market and restaurants that charged fair price for goods and services. We found all of that... 

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BRAND NEW PROVINCE

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 Yalova is a city located in northwestern Turkey, on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara, and is the capital of the Yalova Province. Yalova has a city population of 92,166, while the population of... 

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Good Landscape

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