Hidden Villages of Aegean: Şirince, Seferihisar, Urla, Alaçatı Tour with 2 Nights Hotel Accommodation

23:59 In front of İncirli Dilek Pastry Shop
00:15 In front of Mecidiyeköy Torun Center
00:40 In front of Kadıköy Marriage Office Parking Lot
00:50 Under Bostancı Bridge
01:00 Under Kartal Bridge
01:10 Under Pendik Bridge
01:20 Çayırova Mc Donald’s
01:30 In front of Gebze Center

After picking up our valued guests from the designated points, we begin our overnight journey for the Hidden Villages of the Aegean Tour with itctur.com.

After our overnight journey, we enjoy a breakfast in nature at Çiçekliköy in the morning for the Ege’s Villages Birgi Tire Şirince Seferihisar Urla Alaçatı Tour. After our breakfast break, we head to Birgi, the first stop of our tour. We begin exploring Birgi, the seat of government of the Aydınoğulları Principality, which was established in the Aydın region and surrounding areas during the Anatolian Beyliks period and was highly influential. The main places we will see include the Aydınoğlu Mehmet Bey Mosque, the İmam-ı Birgivi complex, the historic Çakırağa Mansion, the Umur Bey monument, and the Derviş Ağa (Çukur) Madrasa and Bath. In addition, while wandering through the streets, it will take you to another time period. After our visit to Birgi Village, we transfer to our bus, see Ödemiş district panoramically, and depart for Tire, which is among Turkey’s ten most beautiful towns. We arrive in Tire, an important settlement in Western Anatolia mentioned by Homer in the Iliad and continuously inhabited since the Hittite period. Tire welcomes us with its Culture and Nature route, its market known throughout the country, structures dating back to the Beyliks and Ottoman periods, and its delicious cuisine. In Tire, you can see structures such as the City History Museum, Tire market, Tire inns, Yalınayak Bath, and Necip Pasha Library, travel through Tire’s streets, and taste its delicacies. After our free time, we head to our hotel. Dinner and accommodation are at our hotel.

Breakfast: Will be served in Çiçekliköy. (Extra)

Lunch: Will be served in Birgi. (Extra)

Dinner: Will be served at the hotel. Included in the tour price.

Accommodation: İzmir/ Anemon Ege Hotel,Anemon İzmir Hotel etc.

On the 3rd day of the Birgi Tire Şirince Seferihisar Urla Alaçatı Tour, after the breakfast we will have at the hotel, we board our bus and head to Doğanbey Village, located within the boundaries of Dilek Peninsula National Park. We visit the museum belonging to the national park and begin exploring the village streets. The village streets, where the recently filmed movies Dedemin Fişi and Entel Köy Efe Köye Karşı were also shot, will leave you impressed. Then we begin touring the present-day Eskihisar village, intertwined with the ancient city of Stratonikeia, founded in honor of Stratonike, the wife of Seleucus I, general of Alexander the Great, king of Macedonia. The main places we will see on this village tour, which will feel like a journey through time, will be the Assembly Building, the Agora, and the theater ruins. Afterwards, we go to Belen Kahvesi in the Çaybükü neighborhood of Muğla’s Menteşe district, where the song “Ormancı Türküsü” begins with “I went up to Belen Kahvesi and looked at the plain.” After hearing the story of Ormancı Türküsü in the village, where we can chat with the sincere and warm people of the Aegean and have a refreshing coffee, we board our bus and head to our final sightseeing point, Şirince, one of Turkey’s most aesthetically pleasing villages.

With our journey continuing among olive groves, we arrive at Şirince, formerly known as Çirkince. First, we visit the Wine House, where the region’s most delicious fruit wines are found. Then, after our guide provides information about the village, we are given free time in the village. During this free time, you can enjoy the village by drinking coffee on sand, or walk around the village, take photos, and shop for souvenirs. At the end of our free time, we say goodbye to this lovely village. We meet back at our bus and head to our hotel. Dinner and accommodation at our hotel

Breakfast: Will be taken at the hotel. Included in the tour price.

Lunch: Will be taken in Menteşe. (Extra)

Dinner: Will be taken at the hotel. Included in the tour price.

Accommodation: Izmir/ Anemon Ege Hotel,Anemon İzmir Hotel etc.

On the 4th day of the Egenin Köyleri Birgi Tire Şirince Seferihisar Urla Alaçatı Tour, after the breakfast we will have at the hotel, we board our bus and head to Seferihisar, which was the first place in Turkey to receive the title of Cittaslow. We stroll through the streets of Seferihisar, the seaside town that earned Turkey’s first Cittaslow (2009) title, and visit Sığacık, where many TV series and films were shot. We see the Ottoman Castle built by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and the houses in the Inner Castle that have preserved their original structure, and we walk through its streets. We allow free time for shopping at the producers’ market set up inside the castle. Then we continue to Germiyan Village, the only village in Turkey that has joined the Slow Food movement. We allow free time to capture beautiful views in the streets adorned with floral motifs. After our free time, we board our bus and head to our next stop, Barbaros Village, where Turkey’s first Scarecrow Festival was held. Since the scarecrows have added a separate livelihood and attraction to the village outside the festival, they have now become residents of the village. While walking through the village streets accompanied by scarecrows, you will be captivated by the creativity and the difference they bring to the streets. Leaving the scarecrows behind, we visit the home of the famous poet and writer Necati Cumalı in Urla. Then, as we pass through Art Street, made up of Greek houses, we move into a different time period. We go to the Urla Women Producers’ Market, where women from Urla have formed a cooperative and sell the products they produce, and we allow free time for shopping. Afterwards, we see the ruins of the ancient city of Klazomenai, one of the important cities of the Ionian region, and receive information. After our free time, we head to Alaçatı. Alaçatı, built on narrow streets and cobblestone pavements, with colorful streets where Greek and Ottoman architecture blend, will fascinate us. We allow free time in the streets of Alaçatı until the time determined by our guide. During the free time, you can make the tour unforgettable by taking colorful photos in front of the historic stone houses in the streets of Alaçatı. With the end of our free time, we reach the end of our Egenin Köyleri Birgi Tire Şirince Seferihisar Urla Alaçatı Tour and board our vehicle to begin the return journey. We bid farewell to you, our valued guests, after dropping you off at the points where we picked you up, hoping to meet again on another itctur.com organization.

Breakfast: Will be served at the hotel. Included in the tour price.

Lunch: Will be served in Urla. (Extra)

Dinner: Will be served at a rest area along the route. (Extra)

Accommodation: There is no hotel accommodation tonight.