Polonezköy… If you want to eat in a country atmosphere and take a walk away from traffic chaos, 24 km from Beykoz. You can spend a few hours in this charming, greenery Polonezköy, a distance away.

This village in Turkey, where Poles live, seems a bit striking at first from a sociological and geographical perspective, but this is one of the most beautiful surprises of Istanbul.

Polonezköy is one of the rare places in Istanbul’s backyard where nature has managed to preserve its greenness and people receive the necessary respect. Before arriving at the village, as you pass through roads surrounded by pine trees and greenery, you suddenly feel free from the crowds, noise and turmoil of Istanbul. The church and the Catholic cemetery welcome you as you enter the village.

When you come to the small square of the village after about a hundred meters, you will encounter horses waiting to be rented. It is also possible to tour the region by horse-drawn carriage…

Accommodation opportunities in Polonezköy are very diverse. There are many villas, large and small, that serve as hotels or hostels. The houses of the village are surrounded by squat walls and there are dense and tall trees that strengthen these fences. The entrances of the houses are surrounded by ivy flowers called Yediveren roses.

You can find glassware produced and sold by local people in the village square, and visit the beekeeping museum and shops selling honey and souvenirs. Polonezköy is a place that will bring you back to life during your boring and depressing Istanbul days. It is ideal for many of your activities with its unique beauties in every season, summer and winter.

In Polonezköy, you can enjoy many opportunities such as weekend holidays, day trips, picnics, barbecues, dinners at quality and luxury restaurants, weddings and various parties. You can benefit from healthy recreation and weekend holiday opportunities in the natural environment of the nature park by doing walking, running and cycling sports in all seasons on the 5-kilometer walking track.

Polonezköy ; It is famous for its clean, fresh and relaxing air unique to the villages, its natural beauties, butter, honey and especially cherries. A cherry festival is held in the village every year in June. Within the scope of the festival, folklore team and choir performances from Poland are organized…

Landscape of smiling typical wooden houses in lush green lawns and trees with branches full of flowers and fruits. It is a close and sympathetic school that brings and teaches the concept of a clean family hostel in a village house to Istanbul.  Now, people can come to Polonezköy for a day or a few days and have the opportunity to relax alone with nature.

Polonezköy is waiting for you in four seasons for those who want to experience its beauties…