The
first village on the Asiatic shore and the last stop on this side of the
Bosphorus ferry. Like those at Rumeli Kavagi, The castle now stands, there
was in ancient times a temple of Zeus Ourios, Zeus of the fair wind, and
also a Hieron with shrines dedicated to the 12 gods. The yemple and
shirines were said to have bee founded by Phrixus en route to Colchis on
the flying ram with the golden fleece the beginning of the whole
Argonautic sage.
Yoros
Kalesi is well worth the climb up the hill , If only for the breath taking
view that it gives to the Black Sea. Anadolu Kavagi is still small a
cluster of houses, a few restaurants by the Bosphorus, tea houses shaded
by great plane trees, fisherman mending nets, just a pretty fishing
village white a calm, attitude to life.
South of Anadolu Kavagi rises Yusa Tepesi, named after a holy man of old
called Yusa Dede whose mosque is on the summit.
