While enjoying sea and sun shines at seafront Yeşil İda Holiday Village you can also stroll

around the magnificent surroundings that are full of natural beauties. One of these beauties and the most important one that you can watch it with all its grandoise is Kazdağı (İda Mountain). It is very near to Yeşil İda Holiday Village. 

A plenty of alternative sports notably trekking can be made on Kazdağı which is one of 34 national parks in Turkey. You can explore Kazdağı by Jeep safaris in company with guides. Kocadere canyons will appear majestically  in front of you during safari. You can luxuriate in the water of brooks and ponds located in the canyon.   

When you go exploring Kazdağı by Jeep Safari you will be told the rich history of surroundings by the guides. Kazdağı (historically named İda) was a place in history that rolled its green grass to Gods and Godesses as a flagrant bed while the first holy marriage ceremony of Zeus and Hera was holding at Gargaros Summit and while Hera, Athena and Aphrodite were contesting for the first “beauty contest” in the world. And it is said that Zeus, the chief God, managed the Trojan War from the Zeus Altar, now in the location of Küçükkuyu. The sight of Edremit Bay and the sea are unique if you look at them from Zeus Altar which is about one km. away from Yeşil İda Holiday Village. You will be enraptured when you see this sight. Underneath the Altar that is in fact a boulder there is cistern in size of a room.                

      Kazdağı eco system that harbours the richest flora and fauna stocks of our country is one of natural locations. Plant species here which are rarely found and healing herbs are the investigation subjects of science world. In the Kazdağı flora in which about 900 plant kinds belonging to 101 family are recorded, there are at least 68 rare kinds in nationwide of which 23 are only indigenous to the region.      

“Başdeğirmen”, located on Mıhlıçay, a place giving life to Küçükkuyu where is 2 km away from Yeşil İda Holiday Village is a prettiest recreation spot to have picnic. There is a mill here left by Rums (ethnic Greeks who immigrated to Greece). And an arched bridge from Roman Period accompanies this mill. That is a sheer nostalgia we might say.      

Several kilometres ahead of this mill there is a wonderful pond in which you can swim and excellent cataracts flowing down the pond. 

Trojan Antique City, 60 km.away from Yeşil İda Holiday Village, an invaluable piece of “World Cultural Heritage List of UNESCO”, embraces visitors in present time with its colored mithological history and brilliant archaeological site.      

Assos Antique City, which was founded 3000 years ago, is 25 km away from  Yeşil İda Holiday Village. Assos, an historical site where the renowned philosopher Aristoteles lived and propagated his philosophy, is a worthseeing place with Athena Temple, agora, amphitheatre, and other relics as well as Behramkale village, port and Kadırga Bay.   

 We recommend you to spare a day to Bozcaada (Tenedos), which is one the most favorite islands of Çanakkale near to Yeşil İda Holiday Village. Bozcaada will embrace you affectionately with its dream beaches, clear sea, hills smelled of thyme and renowned and tasty wines.