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The great
Camlica Hill stands about four
kilometers east of Uskudar and
can be reached by car. It is the taller of the
twin peaks of Mount Bulgurlu,
the highest point in the vicinity of
Istanbul,
267 meters above sea level. It has a small
teahouse in the midst of the pine grove which
gives the peak its name.
Camlica Hill Istanbul
Turkey
From here, there
is an absolutely magnificent view, which makes
it well worth the climb. In the morning when the
sun is still easterly one has a panoramic sight
of the whole city, the
Bosphorus
almost as far as the Black Sea,
the Marmara Sea with the
Princes Islands, and behind
that, the great snow covered ridge of Uludag,
the Bithynian Olympus. Toward
evening the sun sets almost directly behind
Istanbul and its domes and minarets are
silhouetted against the flaming western sky like
a splendid stage drop.
Especially in the
spring are these hills and valleys most
beautiful, for everywhere is a profusion of the
most varied wildflowers and many unusual birds. |
