Maiden's Tower

One of the most beautiful places in Istanbul, you should definitely come and see it.

Posting these pictures from different times of the year: the last big snow in February and now, warm weather in september. Thanks to that last live video i did that cold day before leaving Istanbul, i was able to collect money and travel around Turkey for the next 7 months.

The Maiden Tower (Kiz Kulesi in Turkish) is erected on a small islet at the southern approach of the Bosporus Strait. The islets was used for different reasons along the history of Constantinople/Istanbul. From a defence point to Lighthouse to quarantine center. The tower we see today replaced a larger one that was destroyed in an earthquake and a fire. The Maiden Tower witnessed many works of restorations, the last one was done in 1998 to prepare it for shooting some scenes in james Bond's film The World Is Not Enough. From Uskudar, on the eastern side of Istanbul, the boat trip takes few minutes (15 min.) to the tower. Today, the tower serves as a cafe and a restaurant with a 360 degree view of Istanbul. The outer terrace can be rented for parties. Prices are fair, considering you are having your drink or meal in such a beautiful piece of history.

Kiz Kulesi a beautiful piece of history in the heart of the Bosphorus. You'll get there by using a little ferryboat and nowadays this tower is a restaurant where once an Ottoman Sultan locked up his daughter according to what the legend says. When you look at Kiz Kulesi from the shore, you'll see Aya Sofia on the left and the Blue Mosque on the right, way in the back, a beautiful sight. Whenever in Istanbul... definitely worth your visit.

This tower has a great history inside. It was made for a king's girl to save her from snake but it was useless because she was died with a bit of snake ?.

Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi) is a small tower on a small island at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus, about 200 meters from the coast of Uskudar in Istanbul. It was said about the reason for its construction, that there was a sultan who loved his daughter very much, and he had a dream that on his daughter’s eighteenth birthday, she would be bitten by a snake and take her life. The father did not find a way to protect his daughter except to keep her away from dry land, as he blocked part of the Bosphorus Strait, and built a tower for her in an attempt to eliminate the possibility of any snake reaching her.

A beautiful place to relax and enjoy. Nice spot to take a good photos. As it is by sea there are a lot of seagulls that you can feed and play whit them. You can get here from European side when you take ferry on Kabatas - Besiktas station and take walk by the sea on Asian side (approximately 20 min). Unfortunately when I was there it was closed for tourist because of renewal.

Beautiful view of both sides of the river part in which of turkey falling in Europe on one side and in Asia on the other side. Amazing surrounding and you will feel vibrant atmosphere all around. A must visit tourist destination