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.
