'''Eskihisar''' is a small coastal town in Eastern Marmara. It_fs located just east of easternmost suburbs of Istanbul and on the northern shore of the Gulf of Izmit.

Get in

By car

From Istanbul, take D100 highway to east. Follow _gEskihisar_h signs once you left the suburbs of Istanbul behind and crossed the provincial boundary of Kocaeli. It normally takes about an hour from central parts of Istanbul ? unless the highway is congested as is usual.

By minibus

Get around

See

  • Eskihisar Citadel. skihisar Kalesi.

  • Osman Hamdi Bey Museum. sman Hamdi Bey Muzesi. n the waterfront street; very near the ferry harbour. A renovated white wooden Victorian mansion that wouldn't be out of place in Buyukada. Formerly owned by Osman Hamdi Bey, founder of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum.

    Do

    Buy

    Eat

    There are some restaurants on the shore to the left of the ferry jetty.

    Drink

    Sleep

    There are some hotels/guesthouses (''pansiyon'') in the streets to the left of the ferry jetty.

    Contact

    Get out

  • The only reason for you to be in this town is probably to take the '''ferries''' [http://www.ido.com.tr/en/index.cfm?page=SubPage&textid=1741&kapsam=178&ln=EN] to '''Topcular''' near Yalova across the Gulf of Izmit. Ferries are quite frequent and take about 40-45 minutes to reach the other side. While pessengers without a vehicle pay 2.80 TL/person, flat fare for cars is 45 TL one-way, i.e. it is not dependent on how many people are riding in the car. Larger vehicles pay substantially more.