Cesme Castle

... Greece Things We Did: Walked along the Harbor in Pythagorio Strolled up the main street through tourist shops Checked out the local castle/monastery Camille, Joey and Keoki found a patch of sand to lay out on Nick, Mei and I sat down ...

... prices.   Cesme is a small/medium sized resort about 90kms from Izmir (3rd largest city in Turkey). It features a large 16th century castle and some delightful restaurants.   We chose one of these for our anniversary dinner, the Penguen ...

... than tourist prices. The weather is finally drying out and we stroll along the attractive promenade extending between the Genoese/Ottoman castle and the colourful harbour. The sun is appearing through the clouds as it sets over the offshore islands, and ...

... boats and yachts. The older part of the town is actually located within the walls of a Genoese castle and invites us to stroll around. This part of Turkey used to be inhabited mainly by Greeks. After the War of Independence back in the 20’s, the ...