Çınarcık & Erikli Plateau

How long does it take to climb from the seashore to a mountain plateau? In Çınarcık the answer is measured not in minutes, but in views… Below, the still blue of the Marmara and houses strung along the shore; above, a plateau rising among dense forests: Erikli. On this slope the border between sea and forest is so thin that if you look up while strolling along the beach, the green of the forest almost brushes your shoulder.