St. George Church and Monastery
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December 15, 2024
Stunning views open from the mountain on which the monastery is located... as a reward for a long tedious hike.. I definitely recommend you to visit
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April 8, 2024
A delightful place. The view is amazing. Definitely worth a visit and be sure to eat in a cafe with a gorgeous view. By the way, the prices in this cafe are very, very pleasant, and most importantly very tasty. And yet, I recommend taking an electric taxi to take you to the top, and go down on your own.
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August 8, 2024
A very beautiful view! I don't know how people get up on foot from the pier - it's better to take a taxi to the foot of the mountain🤗 in a restaurant near the monastery they cook very tasty and excellent wine!
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November 13, 2024
We were in a Greek Orthodox monastery for the first time. Very impressive!!! A quiet place! A beautiful view of the ascent to the monastery. You can put candles and pray.
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September 21, 2024
Don't waste your time and effort. It is long and difficult to climb a kilometer uphill along the cobblestones, and it is difficult to ride a bike, and it is difficult with children. There is nothing to see, there are no relics, there is no monastery. Only a small church.
I did not dare to take anything in the cafe, it is unclear how it is prepared and how much it costs. Fortunately, the toilet is free.
If only there is a beautiful view of the sea and Istanbul, but it is not necessary to climb the mountain. At the bottom left, I saw some kind of ancient wall near the cemetery.
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April 5, 2024
There is a beautiful view, there are ancient icons to which you can kiss and pray, but there is no Russian-speaking priest or employee, this is a big minus, where we did not understand the relics, and it is also very difficult to climb without physical training. There are small cars cruising around the island, such as golf courses, it is better to pay and drive them, the price in March 2024 was 300 lira for two, you will save time and effort to take another walk
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October 14, 2024
A real place of power! Climbing is like a mini-challenge. You feel really sublime at the top! After all, the Orthodox knew where to build churches.
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October 20, 2024
A beautiful place, quiet and peaceful.
There is also a cozy restaurant upstairs:)
Come up, you won't regret it
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September 8, 2024
The monastery and the Trekking route around it is a straight Lycian trail on minimalks
I recommend
The views are gorgeous, and the road itself with a view of the sea and sky is a thrill
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December 6, 2024
We visited a few years ago , we liked it . back then, horses were running around the island in carriages. The church is really very small, in its place in ancient times there was an ancient sanctuary or something like that
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November 23, 2024
Overall, the experience is favorable, despite the fact that climbing the mountain is by no means easy. Inside, they are very careful not to take pictures of anything.
If you move a little away from the temple, you will have excellent views of the sea. The big disadvantage is that there is a lot of garbage everywhere.
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November 16, 2024
A beautiful place on the top of the island. There is a beautiful view of the Marmara Sea. It's a very steep climb to the church, but definitely worth it
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May 15, 2024
A beautiful, atmospheric place with magical views. But get ready to walk, the trail is steep. There is a cafe with beautiful views. Read the wiki before visiting.
must-visit
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November 7, 2024
Waking up in the morning with a friend, we decided to take a walk after breakfast. The path is not the easiest, especially for the untrained, but it was worth it! Unfortunately, we did not get to the temple itself, but the views that open from there are beautiful! It is practically the highest point of the island.
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August 12, 2024
The monastery is located on the mountain. It's about 1 km to walk, but it's worth it! The monastery itself, the view from the top of the mountain, the road. Everything is very atmospheric! Unfortunately, you can't take pictures inside the church. But it's very beautiful there! I recommend.
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December 27, 2024
A cool monastery. Very small, but in such a wonderful place. The nature there is very pleasant, the views are wonderful.
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December 26, 2024
A small church, apparently not functioning. There's a pretty steep path to it. In a very picturesque place. A cafe nearby.
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October 31, 2024
It's a great place, the views are amazing! The monastery itself is small, with a very interesting history.
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May 30, 2024
My wife and I walked up from the pier. The whole way goes uphill. It will be difficult, but the view is worth it!
They drive small electric cars and electric bikes, but the whole thrill is to overcome the route. But you can also go back by typewriter, so as not to be late for the ferry😀 I am writing this comment, sitting in a cafe nearby, with an amazing view!!! I advise you!!!
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October 22, 2024
Very beautiful views from the monastery. But the road is not easy - a fairly steep climb along the cobblestones
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September 30, 2024
It's a very, very beautiful place, it's a pity that it only works until 16:00, we didn't have time to get inside. But the place is definitely worth a visit!
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October 20, 2023
The pedestrian path to the monastery is too heavy for those who have problems with physical fitness, so lay down time to rest: there are benches along the entire ascent.
The church is stone, very old. I saw priests in it on different visits of different ones.
In the temple, you can pray and put candles.
The view of the Marmara Sea and Istanbul near the temple is of indescribable beauty.
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December 17, 2024
It's worth a look, I recommend it. At an altitude of 1000 meters, built in 963. The views are very beautiful.
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May 5, 2024
The place is incredible... a fascinating temple... I don't want to leave it. The fact that how many prayers have been read in it over the millennia, how prayed for it is, gives some kind of unimaginable strength and confidence that your prayer read in it will undoubtedly come true.
The beauty and magic opens up from the mountain around…
I would really like to return to this place
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December 22, 2024
A very interesting atmospheric place, surrounded by beautiful nature
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October 15, 2024
Until you get up, you'll die. The monastery itself is a very small house. The meaning of the hike is in the views of the sea.
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November 2, 2023
Buyukada Island. I got into a fairy tale. Beautiful buildings, flowers everywhere and clean air. Gasoline-powered vehicles are prohibited, only electric cars. To get to the church on foot will have to sweat. Or rent a bicycle or an electric car.
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January 7
Unfortunately, it's very dirty around.
There are no trash containers.
People admire the views and immediately leave the trash.
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May 13, 2023
The monastery is ancient, with old icons, small. Candles are for donations. The entrance is free, there were no church servants in sight.
The ascent is not for the weak - the monastery is on the highest point of the island on the mountain and the ascent is appropriate.
There are many viewpoints and cafes near the monastery, which are much larger in size than the monastery!
There is a free toilet. The air is permeated with coniferous aromas.
For reference:
Monastery of St. George of Kudun (Greek: μονή ΑγίΟυ ΓεωργίΟυ Κουδουνά, tour. Aya Yorgi Manastırı) is a Greek Orthodox monastery on the island of Buyukada in the Marmara Sea. The date of foundation dates back to the reign of Nikephoros Phokas (X century), which makes it the oldest monastery on the Prince Islands.
In 1204, the monastery was destroyed by the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, and in 1302 it was burned by pirates. Leaving the monastery, the monks hid the icon of St. George. According to local legend, the saint appeared to the shepherd and pointed out the place where the icon was hidden. Since the icon was decorated with bells (Greek: κουδουνάκι), the monastery got its name. The monastery was restored and inhabited in 1751-1752.
In 1781, the monastery became a compound of the Kalavrit Lavra. In 1806, several "old cells" were built on the mountain. In 1821, during the Greek Revolution, the Turks, knowing about the sympathy of the monks of Greece, attacked the monastery and killed the inhabitants. Only two monks in disguise managed to escape. After a while, despite the difficulties, the monastery reopened. In 1884, a two-storey stone building was built, and in 1908 Archimandrite Dionysius erected a church. In 1922, the monastery's property was expropriated by the Turkish state.
After the death of Dionysius, there was only one monk left in the monastery, who served until his death in 1969. He was replaced by Konstantin Paikopoulos. In 1986, the historical cells burned down in a fire. The monastery has lost its historical appearance.
At the end of the 20th century, the monastery became a popular place of pilgrimage among Muslim Turks: on St. George's Memorial Day, April 23, a significant number of Turks who do not profess Christianity flock to the monastery.
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October 30, 2023
I advise you to visit. It is always better to walk through the park and climb the mountain, without a bicycle. A bicycle that can be rented from the port will not be able to climb the mountain. You will have to throw it or drag it on yourself.))
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October 2, 2024
Get ready to go uphill a lot!
The views are amazing, but there is a lot of garbage.
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May 15, 2024
There is quite a lot to go through and climb up to it, but from above there are wonderful views of the surrounding area
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July 9, 2023
Our Orthodox monastery, it houses the miraculous icon of the Holy Great Martyr George the Victorious (with bells).
Everything is neat and tidy on the territory.
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April 26, 2024
A very beautiful place with gorgeous views, a good cafe and an ancient monastery)
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October 20, 2024
If you come to Istanbul, be sure to visit this place
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August 6, 2023
In the heat of 30 degrees, it is very difficult to climb up unprepared. The views of verza are magical. I recommend going up, the cafe upstairs has a magnificent view of the coast and the city.
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September 29, 2023
The way up the hill on the cobblestones is not easy, but the view is gorgeous. The monastery is small, but cozy and beautiful. Works
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January 5
It's beautiful, and there's been a church here for centuries.
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March 15, 2024
A place of fantastic beauty! It takes your breath away from the peace and picturesqueness
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June 15, 2024
If you're in those places, you need to get up. Magnificent view of the surrounding area. But the lift is working. I need to sweat. Although not for long.
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September 9, 2024
A very beautiful place! The view is gorgeous!
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November 25, 2024
A strong place. The climb is worth it. If you are on the island, don't be lazy
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July 29, 2024
There is a beautiful view, you can climb on your own. They don't give water at the top (
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June 5, 2024
It's a very beautiful view , the cafe also has a beautiful view
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December 21, 2023
A pleasant slide, I dragged the bike on my hands (I couldn't turn the pedals). The view is gorgeous on the Bosphorus. You can go up for a photo
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March 27, 2023
An excellent location and a very pleasant atmosphere! We walked all over the island from Trotsky's house to this church. And ALL the way we were accompanied by a very friendly and calm doggie. Probably, this is the mascot of the island, and thanks to him we looked at one of the best sunsets in Turkey.
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April 28, 2023
An amazing place, a place of power, a knee monastery. At the same time, the Turks have great respect for this place. It was nice to stand, be silent, think about your own....
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June 9, 2023
This monastery is the culmination of climbing to the top of the island of Byukada. 360 degree view. Beautiful views of the Bosphorus and Istanbul.
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July 15, 2024
A very beautiful place, incredible beauty
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December 7, 2024
A full cruise hill (Do not go down without eating Yüce Tepe Restaurant dumplings)
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