
Anadolu Hisari is a exceptionally
picturesque village with its late 14th century castle once known as
Guzelce the beautiful one and the gentle Goksu or sky blue stream. idling
its way between old houses to join the Bosphorus. Anatolian
fortress was
built in the early 1390s by Beyazit I to control Bezantine access to the
Black Sea.
The castle is a small one consisting of
a keep and its surrounding wall together with an outer wall or barbican
guarded by three towers, part of the barbican have been demolished. And
the village which surrounds it is very attractive, from the quiet and
picturesque street that borders the castle along the sea there is one of
the best views of the superb fortifications of Rumeli Hisar.