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Culture and History / Travel to Kiyikoy, visa requirements / by bus / by car / by train / Get around / Kiyikoy attractions and sightseeing / City tours / Shopping, Kiyikoy souvenirs / Good restaurants and cheap meals / Kiyikoy nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs. / Hotels, youth hostels, lodging / Contact / Get outKıyıköy is a town located on Eastern Thrace’s Black Sea coast (NW of Istanbul) in Turkey. It’s still known as Midye, which is derived from town’s Greek name (Medea), more than as Kıyıköy among its locals.
Culture and History
The town is located on a peninsular hill between two rivers and the sea. Both sides of the streams are sandy beaches. Behind the town is forest.
Travel to Kiyikoy - Visa Requirements
Buses to Kiyikoy
There are buses approximately once every two hours during daytime from Saray and Vize, both of which have direct bus connection from Istanbul.
by car
From Istanbul (2-2½ hr), take O-3/E80 motorway/toll-way to west, quit the motorway at ‘Çerkezköy’ exit, and follow the signs for ‘Saray’ afterwards. After arriving in Saray, signs to be followed will say ‘Kıyıköy’.
by train
Nearest train station is in Cerkezkoy (three daily connections with Istanbul). From there, you should take a bus to Saray, and then transfer to another one for Kıyıköy.
Tours and Getting around Kiyikoy
Kiyikoy tourist attractions and sightseeing
- St Nicholas Monastery (Aya Nikola Manastırı) is a quite small religious complex engraved into a rocky slope of a hill in the forest, about 15-30 minutes walk from town centre, near the bank of the stream. There are signs near the city gate, indicating the path which leads to the monastery.
- Red city walls and gate to the town centre.
- Traditional architecture of town houses.
Kiyikoy city tours
Kiyikoy souvenirs and shopping
Kiyikoy Restaurants: cheap, moderate and expensive
Kiyikoy nightlife, bars, clubs and pubs
Kiyikoy cheap and luxurious hotels, youth hostels and lodging
There are a couple of guesthouses (pansiyon) in the town. Going rate per person is about 20 YTL.
Contact
Town’s telephone code is 288 (+90 288 when calling from out of Turkey).
Get out
- Kastro (also known as Çamlıkoy or Kasatura Bay) on the Black Sea coast to the south (via road to Saray, watch for ‘Kastro’ signs) has streams, a verdant forest, and a golden-yellow beach with an endemic sand crocus species.
- Igneada on the Black Sea coast to the north (via Vize) is a town known for its lush forests, lakes, and kilometers-long beach.
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