Hidden Villages of the Aegean Alaçatı Sığacık Seferihisar Foça Tale

Day 1: Vehicle Departure Points

20:00 Beylikdüzü Migros Front

20:15 Avcılar Bus Stops

21:00 İncirli Doğtaş Furniture Front

21:20 Mecidiyeköy IETT Stations (In front of Mado)

22:00 In front of Kadıköy Marriage Office

22:20 Under Kartal Bridge

22:40 Cayirova McDonalds

23:15 In front of Izmit Community Center Station (Ankara Direction)

23:20 Izmit Bus Station Near Bus Stops (Across Rometem)

00:15 In front of Bursa Almira Hotel

05:00 Izmir Ege University Bornova Turn

07:00 Aydın Bus Terminal Turnoff

08:30 Mugla Bus Station Front

Accommodation: Night Cruise

Day 2 İzmir, Germiyan Village, Barbaros Village, Seferihisar, Sığacık

İzmir, Çiçekköy, Konak Square, Kordon, Clock Tower, Government House, Germiyan Village, Barbaros Village, Scarecrow Festival, Bademler Village, Village Theatre, Seferihisar, Sığacık, Kuşadası

Hidden Villages of the Aegean Alaçatı Sığacık Seferihisar On the 2nd day of our Foça Tour, we arrive in our beautiful İzmir with the first lights of the day. In order to start the day vigorously and energetically, we take our breakfast, which is prepared for us in a green and natural environment, in Izmir Çiçekköy. (Extra). After breakfast, we get on our vehicle and tour Izmir Konak Square, Kordon, Clock Tower, Government House and Elevator, accompanied by the narration of our guide. Afterwards, we will visit Barbaros Village, the homeland of the Scarecrow Festival, the first themed festival in Turkey. A monument will greet you right at the entrance of Barbaros Village, whose name is not heard much due to its distance from the sea. After informing our guide, we will learn why the monument and the 36 names on it are so important. Then we start to tour the unique and natural state of the village. While visiting our village step by step with you, our esteemed guests, we witness that it serves as a natural set for many television series with its unique nature. During our tour, we see the Cavities (Scarecrow), which made the name of the village known and for which a festival was held in a short time. We continue on our way to visit our next village, photographing the Caves exhibited in many parts of the village after the festival of Barbaros Village, which held the Oyuk (Scarecrow Festival), Turkey's first themed festival. After a short journey, our next village is Germiyan Village, which is the only Turkmen Village in Izmir's Çeşme district and has a Slow Food feature in Turkey. Germiyan Village, which is the only village in Turkey that participates in the Slow Food movement (producing additive-free foods and keeping traditional dishes alive), and as you wander through the streets of the village, you will see that the houses and streets are painted with flower motifs. We photograph the beauties of each house and add a new one to our memories. After our short photo breaks in our village, we take a shopping break in the village square. Our advice during this break is to taste the sourdough bread and natural olive oil produced and sold by the villagers themselves. After our short shopping break in the village square, we will visit Bademler Village, the cleanest village in Turkey, the first and only village that has a theater and won the competition held by the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization in 2012, where the movie Susuz Yaz was shot. Bademler Village, one of the most diverse villages of not only Izmir but also all of Turkey, is famous for hosting Turkey's first and only village theater. But as you learn about its other features, we visit our village, which you will love and fall in love with, with our guide. During this trip, Bademler Village Theater and Musa Baran Children's Play Museum will be among the places we will visit. After these tours, we will have free time in the village square. In this free time, you can take a breather in a village coffee or taste the "Godalak" special to Bademler Village. After the free time, we move to Seferihisar, which won the first Cittaslow (Slow City) title in Turkey in 2009 because of its local architecture, traditions and customs. After a pleasant journey, we arrive at Seferihisar and give free time for our lunch. (Esktra) After our lunch, we move to Sığacık, where some TV series are shot. We will visit the Ottoman Castle built by Sultan Süleyman in Sığacık, the houses and streets built in the inner castle that have not lost their authenticity, on foot. After visiting our quiet city Seferihisar to the fullest, we move to our hotel. Accommodation and dinner at our hotel.

Morning Breakfast: It will be taken as an extra in Çiçek Village. Tulum cheese, feta cheese, black olives, green crushed olives, tomato-cucumber pepper platter, honey cream, butter, fenugreek, sliced olives, dried tomato seasoning, curd-filled marble peppers, quince jam, eggplant jam, spring rolls, sliced sausage, sourdough village bread, thermos tea (17-18 glasses for 4 people). It is not included in the tour fee.

Lunch: It will be taken as an extra in Seferihisar. It is not included in the tour fee.

Dinner: It will be taken as a set menu or open buffet at our hotel. Included in Tour Fee.

Accommodation: Kusadasi Hotels

Accommodation: Kusadasi Hotels

3.Day Cesme, Alacati, Birgi Village, Tire, Sirince Village

Alaçatı, Çeşme, Çeşme Castle, Birgi Village, Çakırağa Mansion, Aslanlı Mosque, Ödemiş, Tire, Dere Coffeehouse, Şirince Village

Hidden Villages of the Aegean Alaçatı Sığacık Seferihisar Foça Tour On the 3rd day of our Tour, we depart for Alaçatı after the open buffet breakfast at our hotel. After a pleasant journey, we start our tour with Yeldeğirmeni, which welcomes us. After walking the cobblestone streets step by step with the informative narrations of our guide, we will have free time in Alaçatı Bazaar where we can buy the most beautiful local products and pleasant souvenirs of Alaçatı. We will also give you free time to photograph the famous streets and Greek architectural structures of Alaçatı. After our free time here, we continue our tour with Çeşme Castle. We listen to the narration of our guide accompanied by the magnificent view of the castle. After Cesme Castle, we visit the Algerian Gazi Hasan Pasha Monument, an Ottoman statesman and soldier who served as the grand vizier in the Ottoman Empire, and is famous for walking around with a lion he tamed. After our visit here, we see the Caravanserai built by Suleiman the Magnificent in 1528 and listen to general information about both the caravanserai and the fountain from our guide. After the informative explanations of our guide, we will give our esteemed guests a short break in Çeşme Square. During this break, you can take a tour of Çeşme Kordon or taste the Aegean dishes with olive oil for lunch at the restaurants in the region. (Extra). After our free time here, we are moving to Birgi, which is a museum city and you will be amazed. In Birgi, we first see the “Sun and Cypress” tree, which shows us the intertwining of life and death. Afterwards, we will visit Çakırağa Mansion, one of the examples of Turkish civil architecture. At the end of our mansion tour, we take a short shopping break after seeing the Great Mosque, known as the Aslanli Mosque among the people, and the Sultan Shah Tomb, so that you can buy local products. After our shopping break, our last sightseeing point in Birgi is to visit the Andaç Evi, a house unique to the region, and then move on to Tire. On the way to Tire, we visit Ödemiş panoramically with our vehicle on the road and reach Tire. We start our tour by visiting the Tire bazaar in Tire, and get information by seeing the last examples of crafts (Feltmaking, Rope Making, Nalin making, Saddlery, Saddlery and Quilting) at the looms of the masters. Afterwards, we stop by Dere Kahve, where we will have free time to drink tea and coffee, and before leaving Tire, we take a short break in our village coffee. After our trip to Tire, after a pleasant journey through olive groves, we arrive at a charming Greek village, "Çirkince" with its former name and Şirince with its current name. We visit Şirince with its beautiful houses, streets and people, first with our guide, and then as free time to take lots of photos. During this free time, our guests can shop from black mulberry juice and other local products. After our free time here, we move to our hotel in the evening. Accommodation and dinner at our hotel.

Breakfast: It will be taken as an open buffet or a set menu at our hotel. Included in Type Fee.

Lunch: It will be taken as an extra in Çeşme. It is not included in the tour fee.

Dinner: It will be taken as a set menu or open buffet at our hotel. Included in Tour Fee.

Accommodation: Kusadasi Hotels

Accommodation: Kusadasi Hotels

Day 4 Foca, Candarli, Dikili, Istanbul

Foça, Old Foça Houses, Foça Naval Museum, Çandarlı, Çandarlı Bay, Çandarlı Castle, Dikili

Hidden Villages of the Aegean Alaçatı Sığacık Seferihisar On the 4th day of our Foça Tour, after breakfast at our hotel in the morning, we start our journey towards Foça. We continue to Old Foça, passing through the beautiful coves embroidered like lace between Yeni Foça and Old Foça. As Herodotus said about Foça, we start our city tour by remembering the sentence “They built their city in the most beautiful sky and the most beautiful climate we know on earth”. We come in front of the old Foça houses and the cute fish restaurants in the center of the bazaar, and we give you free time for our guests to shop and for those who want to visit the maritime museum. After our free time, we meet in our vehicle and move to Çandarlı, one of the most beautiful bays of İzmir worth seeing. When we reach Çandarlı, we visit Çandarlı Castle and the historical peninsula and after this tour we give free time for lunch in this beautiful fishing town. (Extra). After our lunch, we set off for our last stop, Dikili. We offer free time for you on the promenade in Dikili, which meets the green of olives and the blue of the Aegean Sea from the coastal road of Dikili facing Lesbos. In this free time, you can taste many flavors from Dikili's fried ice cream to sage tea and shop for your loved ones. After our free time here, we start our return journey. In the evening, we drop you off our valued guests at the pick-up points and finish our tour by saying goodbye to see you at our next Satguru Travel organization.

Breakfast: It will be taken as an open buffet or a set menu at our hotel. Included in Type Fee.

Lunch: It will be taken as an extra in Çandarlı. It is not included in the tour fee.

Dinner: Susurluk Metro Facilities – It will be taken as a free menu. It is not included in the tour fee.

Accommodation: Not available.