Karabel Mesire Alanı

About Karabel Mesire Alanı

Karabel Mesire Alanı is a forest picnic area on Nif Dağı (Mount Nif), on the Kemalpaşa to Torbalı road. Visit İzmir, the tourism portal of İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, describes it as set within 20 hectares of Turkish red pine and stone pine forest, with parts used for picnics and walking paths through the woods. It is also on the İzmir Governorship list of forest picnic areas in the province. Wildlife noted by Visit İzmir: - birds such as the woodchat shrike, the wheatear and the blue tit - mammals including wild boar, jackal and fox The Karabel Pass nearby holds the Hittite-era Karabel warrior relief, which sheds light on the history of the region. The picnic area is about 10 km from Kemalpaşa and about 50 km from İzmir, and Visit İzmir names Kemalpaşa Municipality as the operator.