History of Kizkalesi
Kizkalesi had this name 85 years ago. As a result of the legend told by the people of this region, the castle got the name of the Maiden’s Castle.
Once upon a time, the king of this region had a daughter and the king loved his daughter very much. According to the legend, a fortune teller made a prediction to the King. In accordance with this prediction; the daughter of the King would be dying as a result of snakebite.
Hereupon, the King had built a castle in the sea in order to protect his girl. Time passed and the girl grew in the castle. However, the legend was inevitable and a snake came out the fruit basket for the princess, bit the princess and killed her.
So, the King lived a lonely life. And these events caused the name of this castle to be the Maiden’s Castle.
