Silivri Attractions

This small coastal town, with few attractions apart from its delightful situation in Silivri Bay on the Sea of Marmara some 70km/45mi west of Istanbul, was the termination of the so-called "Long Wall", built between 507 and 512 during the reign of Anastasios to defend Byzantium against attack by the Bulgars. Remains of the 45km/28mile-long fortification, 5m/16ft high and 3.5m/11.5ft thick, can be seen along the line of the former road from Skyllaion (between Ormanli and Podima) on the Black Sea, westward through Karacaköy, then southwest through Tahtaköprü and Sinekli and from there southwards to Fenerköy and Silivri.