KÜÇÜK ÇAMLICA GROVE

Küçük Çamlıca is one of the groves in the symbolic district of the city, Üsküdar. The grove is set on the Küçük Çamlıca Hill that was used as a hunting field by the sultans since Mahmud II. Whole grove was a common garden for the three Ottoman mansions inside which are Cihannüma, Sofa and Topkapı Mansions. In 1940, after the republican era started, the grove was given to public use by the mayor of that time Lütfü Kırdar.

Now whole park is available for everyone to have a picnic, to run or walk and simply to have the sight of many species of trees such as lime tree, black pine, judas tree or cypress.The fact that you can get to this park just by taking Üsküdar-Sancaktepe metro line is another considerable reason to pay a visit.