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SIRINCE
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SIRINCE VILLAGE,
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 |
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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
and today the best restaurant of town "Artemis".
Though
Sirince is developing its tourism very quickly, it has been able to
preserve its authenticity and the meaning of its name.
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