With its lush green forests, streams passing along both shores, the Black Sea, and delicious fish, Ağva is an ideal holiday destination for a pleasant and peaceful weekend. Ağva is a natural wonder preferred by those who want to escape from the noise of the city and have a peaceful holiday in winter as well as in spring and summer.
This unique town, known as Ağva even though it is officially recorded as Yeşilçay, is a unique alternative for those who love nature and want to experience different natural beauties.
Ağva is one of the preferred regions that allows you to experience the 4 seasons and is especially close to Istanbul, Izmit, Bursa, Ankara and Sakarya. Perfect nature, clean air and delicious fish are enough to describe Ağva. Ağva is 40 km from Şile and 101 km from Istanbul. Ağva is 3 km from the Black Sea coast. It has a long beach.
It is a region where naturalness is intertwined with its natural beach and wonderful greenery, copper bays, islets and forests around it, and the oxygen rate is very high. Kilim Bay, Gelin Kayası, Saklı Lake are places that must be explored. The reason it is called the Bride Rock is because it is white and resembles a bride with a veil.
Ağva means “water” in Latin (Aqua). The most attractive aspect of Ağva, built in the delta between Göksu and Yeşilçay streams, is the lush green shores of these streams. It is a region where naturalness is intertwined with its natural beach and wonderful greenery, as well as untouched bays, islets and forests around it, and where the oxygen rate is very high. Kilimli Bay, Gelin Kayası, Saklı Lake are places that must be explored.
There are also several interesting caves around it such as Gürlek and İnkese. There are many ruins from the Genoese, Venetian and Byzantine periods in the surrounding area. 7th century. It is possible to come across some ruins of a long history in the surrounding villages of Ağva. Roman church ruins and tombstones in Kalem village, 3rd century in Hacıllı village. end – 4th century.
Gürlek Cave at the beginning, the castle ruins in Hisar Tepe, and the mountain mill in the Sungurlu neighborhood are important finds.
In Ağva, which is ready to be discovered with its unique nature, you can do water sports (canoeing, pedal boating on the stream) in summer and winter, fitness in winter, trekking and hunting due to its nature. Ağva, which is extremely suitable for activities such as walking in the forest, running, cycling and camping, is also an ideal town for those who want to cool off in the waters of the Black Sea in summer.
Ağva, which hosts turtles, roe deer, nightingales, goldfinches, jackals, wild boars, foxes, squirrels and many bird species, especially kingfishers, is also very suitable for hunting.
Transportation: You have three options for transportation by private vehicle. Ümraniye – Şile road. After Şile, use the coastal road to Ağva. You are in Ağva in 1.5 hours in total. After Şile, you can also use the mountain road to Ağva. Or, before coming to Şile, you can cross Pot Creek and turn right, follow the Ovacık – İmrendere route and reach Ağva by Teke bus.
Additionally, Şile – Ağva buses depart from Üsküdar every hour.
When it comes to eating and drinking in Yemek-Ağva, the first food that comes to mind is fish. In Ağva, which is also a fishing port on the Black Sea, the people who are mainly engaged in fishing host their guests from Istanbul and surrounding provinces with delicious fish. It is possible to find almost any fish. You can buy fresh fish daily from the banks of Yeşilçay. There are many restaurants and hotels, large and small, on both sides of the stream.
These facilities are extremely modern, meeting the needs of big city people.
A few Ağva restaurants: LimanBalık Restaurant (0216 721 81 99)AntikRestaurant (0216 721 72 76)Fener Büfe (0216 721 84 469)
How many hotels/motels you can stay in Ağva?Piccolo Mondo (0216 721 73 79)Grenline (0216 721 84 91)YeşilçayHoliday Village (0216721 73 48)AcquaVerde (0216 721 71 43)ClubGrandBecassier ( 0216 721 72 86 )RiversideClub ( 0216 721 82 93 )MotelTahir ( 0216 721 80 12 )
