Elmadağ Renkli Köy

About Elmadağ Renkli Köy

Elmadağ Renkli Köy (Colourful Village) is a project of Elmadağ Municipality in which the outside walls of village houses in the Yenidoğan area of Elmadağ district have been painted in bright colours. According to the municipality, the project covers the Yenidoğan and Yenipınar neighbourhoods and aims to turn this rural area into a destination for visitors. The Ministry of National Education out-of-school learning portal likens the village to an open-air art gallery. Blue, yellow, pink and green houses dominate, and a walk through the streets passes colourful facades, wall paintings and handmade decorations, which makes it a popular spot with photographers. The portal lists the main features as the village mansion (köy konağı), Renkli Köy Square, the Elmadağ City Museum, the Renkli Köy rabbit garden, a picnic area and activity areas for children. The picnic area is a more recent addition. In November 2023 the municipality announced that a plot which had stood unused for years was being turned into a picnic ground as part of the Renkli Köy project, built with its own resources. Practical notes: the ministry portal lists Renkli Köy as open to visitors every day from 09:00 to 17:00 and gives the municipality phone number, +90 312 863 06 50, for enquiries. It is also listed as an out-of-school learning venue, so school groups visit it.