Nebiler Aşıklar Şelalesi

About Nebiler Aşıklar Şelalesi

Nebiler Şelalesi, also called Aşıklar Şelalesi or the Lovers Waterfall, is a waterfall in the Nebiler valley in the Dikili district of northern İzmir. Visit İzmir, the official city tourism guide, lists it in its nature section. The legend Local legend gives the falls their name. Sümeyra, daughter of the fairy king, fell in love with Yörük Ali from a nearby village, but her father would not let her marry a mortal. The lovers met in secret under the great plane tree in the Nebiler valley. When the king and his soldiers came to seize Ali, the tree split open and took the couple in. In answer to their prayer that their love should last for ever, they were turned into the waterfall that flows from the rocks of the valley. The grieving king withdrew to a cave above the falls, and villagers who heard weeping from it named it Ağlayan Mağara, the Weeping Cave. Nearby Ece Çağlayanı, a two-step cascade with a deep natural pool, lies a short distance away in the same Nebiler area, close to Ağlayan Mağara. Walking The provincial culture and tourism directorate lists a 12 km walking route from Dikili via Kabakum and Gökçeağıl to Nebiler, combining nature and culture. It is graded hard, takes about 6 to 7 hours and is recommended from March to November.