Back in the early 1990s Olympos was a little-known but idyllic backpacker hangout with a few genuine treehouses hunkered down amid the woodland…
Little Ayvalık Population: Old name: Moschonisi (Greek) Market day: Saturday Facing Ayvalık across…
“Burnt Land” Old name: Katakekaumene (Greek) If you have your own car, it’s worth knowing that to the east of Kula a side…
Birthplace of President Kenan Evren Population: 26,000 One of Western Anatolia’s many forgotten…
The extensive ruins of the once great city of Perge lie two km north of Aksu on the main Antalya to Alanya highway.…
Turkey’s best-preserved Roman theatre Festival: Aspendos Opera & Ballet Festival (June/July) Aspendos, near the village of Belkış, is best known for the enormous Roman…
“Black Cape” …
A short bus ride away from Çeşme via Boyalık Beach, Ilıca is the town’s biggest seaside resort with a fine stretch of sandy beach…
“Golden Sand” Not to be confused with the overblown resort of Altınkum near Didyma, the Altınkum south of Çeşme has some of Turkey’s…
As you drive west from İzmir to Çeşme you will pass to the north the little visited Çeşme Peninsula where every winter the sweet scent…