Kınalıada Historical Pier and Coastal Promenade (1914)

History and General Information / Local Legends and Folklore Kınalıada Historical Pier and Coastal Promenade is the symbolic entrance gate of Kınalıada (ancient Proti), the closest island of the Prince Islands to Istanbul. The pier building, built in 1914 by the Ottoman Company-i Hayriye ferry company in the style of the First National Architectural Movement, has been greeting those who set foot on the island for a century with its tiled decorations and pointed arched windows. Architectural / Natural Structure Pier building; It reflects the classical Ottoman transitional architecture with its Kütahya tiles, wooden ceiling carvings and stone consoles. The coastal promenade extending on both sides of the pier offers historical wooden mansions surrounded by bougainvilleas, cafes, fishing boats and an uninterrupted horizon line opening to the Marmara Sea and the Historical Peninsula. Spiritual Visiting Etiquette and Commemoration Guidelines It is the heart of Kınalıada's multicultural island identity, where Armenian, Greek and Turkish communities have lived peacefully together for centuries. The pier square, echoing with ferry whistles, keeps alive an ancient "market" tradition where islanders meet and chat in the cool of the evening. Practical Visiting Tips & Transportation

Surp Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Church, Panagia Greek Orthodox Church and Hristos Monastery Hill Road can be visited on foot from the pier. After the trip, you should taste the island's famous almond cookies, puff pastry and fresh fish meva in the historical patisseries in the pier square. • Address / Open Location: Kınalıada Historical Pier and Coastal Kordonu (1914) Location, Princes' Islands, Istanbul, Türkiye