Ece Çağlayanı

About Ece Çağlayanı

Ece Çağlayanı is a two-step cascade in the Nebiler area of the Dikili district in northern İzmir. Visit İzmir, the official city tourism guide, describes it as an impressive natural site whose cool water refreshes people sitting around it even in the height of summer. The falls Water drops first about 3 metres and then a further 10.5 metres to form the cascade. Below it lies a bowl-shaped natural pool that local people call Kraliçe Banyosu, the Queen's Bath. The pool is about 9.6 metres wide and 14 metres long, and because of the steep slopes around it, it is deeper than the pool at the nearby Aşıklar Şelalesi. Nearby The cascade lies close to Ağlayan Mağara, the Weeping Cave of local legend, and a short distance from Nebiler Aşıklar Şelalesi, the Lovers' Waterfall, so the three are easy to combine in one visit. Walking The provincial culture and tourism directorate lists a 12 km walking route from Dikili via Kabakum and Gökçeağıl to Nebiler. It is graded hard, takes about 6 to 7 hours and is recommended from March to November.