Description

Essentials about Yildiz Park in brief

Yildiz Park (Star Park) is one of the largest, most beautiful and most popular parks in Istanbul, not only among tourists, but also among Istanbul residents themselves. The approximately 160-hectare park begins behind Çirağan Palace on the European shore of the Bosphorus and stretches northward up the slope.

The grounds of Yildiz Park

The area of Yildiz Park was a forest in Byzantine times. During the reign of Sultan Suleyman I, the park served as a hunting ground. The park takes its name from the nearby pavilion called Yildiz, which was built by Sultan Selim III in the early 19th century. Yildiz Park was once part of the imperial gardens of Yildiz Palace.

The park was originally designed by French landscape architect Le Roy, planting rare and exotic trees, shrubs and flowers. Almost three quarters of the park consists of trees and shrubs, while the rest are paths and meadows with a great variety of species of wild plants. The vegetation of the park includes magnolias, bay leaves, Judas trees, limes, horse chestnuts, English oak, cypresses, pines, yews, cedars and ash trees.

The buildings in Yildiz Park

The park is popular not only because of its so wonderful vegegation, but also because of the beautiful buildings that once belonged to Yildiz Palace complex (the Şale, Çadir and Malta Pavilions and the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory). Nowadays, you can have breakfast or lunch in café-restaurants in the Çadir and the Malta Pavilion. In addition, the park is a popular picnic spot and offers a great panoramic view of the Bosphorus from many places.

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Getting there

By public transport:

Bus lines 22, 22RE, 25E, 30D, 40, 40T, 42T, 57UL, DT1 and U1: Stop Yahya Efendi

By car:

In the immediate vicinity of the Yildiz Park there are a number of parking possibilities.