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Kusadasi ,
Beaches ,
Pigeon Island ,
Sirince ,
National Park ,
Davutlar ,
Downtown ,
Guzelcamli
This pretty old Orthodox
village, 12 km away from Ephesus and 30 km from
Kusadasi, was once Cirkince ("ugly").
Indeed its habitants gave this name on purpose as they did
not want to be bothered by foreigners nor to share the
beauty of their village.
Still after years,
visitors understood that the village was not ugly at all and
called it Sirince ("pretty"). As the village is
located on the top of a mountain, anyone will enjoy the
impressive wine yards' and peach trees' views on his way.
Today the village is
a perfect synthesis of Turk-Greek culture as of the 1920's:
after the Independence War, people exchange between Greek
and Turks has occurred and all those typical Greek houses,
though they kept their original outside characteristics,
have received the local layout inside. The most beautiful
specimens are open to visitors. And even in the courtyard of
one of them, one will discover a nicely restorated Orthodox
church.
All the narrow
streets of the village belong to the women, selling
handcrafts of all kinds, olive oil. Another attraction of
Sirince is its wine: try its taste in small cafés or in
the former municipal school restorated.
Though Sirince
is developing its tourism very quickly, it has been able to
preserve its authenticity and the meaning of its name.
How to
Go?... Sirince is about
30km away from Kusadasi. Selcuk minibuses
departure from the minibus station inside Kusadasi, in every
30 minutes. After reaching to Selcuk, you may take a minibus
to Sirince. Also, you may directly go with a reasonable
packet tour provided by any of the agencies in Kusadasi,
alternatively...
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