Sleepy Cappadocian backwater Population: Less than 2,000 Old name: Babayan (Greek) The Cappadocian village of İbrahimpaşa…
“Ruined City” Old name: Soli (Greek), Pompeiopolis (Roman) The original settlement of what is now Mersin at Yumuktepe appears to date back to Neolithic…
Old name: Emirgazi Driving between the small Cappadocian town of Güzelyurt and the underground city at Derinkuyu, you might like to consider stopping…
“Beet Field and Cliff Valleys” Travelling south from Mustafapaşa to Soğanlı you will pass a turning on the right that leads to the…
The tiny village of Cemil can be found on the road heading south from Mustafapaşa to Soğanlı. For most visitors it is just…
“Cudgel (or Tree) Mountain” Population: 770 The small village of Çomakdağ, near Milas, goes surprisingly unrecognised despite the fact that it…
“Hay Mountain” Population: 50,000 Other names: Süveydiye, St Symeon ***Samandağ was one…
“Lock of the Sea” Population: 600 Old name: Sestos While staying in Çanakkale it’s well worth taking the…
“Devil’s Feast” Six km south of Ayvalik, Şeytan Sofrası is a lofty plateau (124m), originally called Çanak Tepe, to which people flock in…
If you’re spending some time in the vicinity of the Biga Peninsula on the North Aegean coast, especially if you have access to a…