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Ayvalik Slideshow
Top Hotels in Ayvalik
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Hotel Billurcu Ayvalik
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Halic Park Hotel Ayvalik
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Palmera Resort Ayvalik
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Palm Court Ayvalik
2 reviews
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Ozak Ayvalik
1 review
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Flamingo Toronto Ayvalik
1 review
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Grand Milano Hotel Ayvalik
2 reviews
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Billurcu Otel Ayvalik
24 reviews
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Hotel Mare Ayvalik
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Olivera Resort Hotel Ayvalik
2 reviews
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Ayvalik Beach Hotel
23 reviews
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Buyuk Berk Ayvalik
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Grand Temizel Ayvalik
58 reviews
Ayvalik
Travel Blogs from Ayvalik, Turkey
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just who were the Ottomans?
This is a top pick! ... Muslim)... but this actually feels different than anywhere else I've been. Today is market day so we get to the town of Ayvalik at peak excitement. This town is right on the water in Western Turkey. It's got maybe about 30,000 people ...
Happy Birthday to Rumi...
This is a top pick! ... of the area before moving on...hard to leave.... Right now its about 800 PM...today is a rainy day in the paradise of Ayvalik so we get on a bus to Konya....that's about an 11 hour trip...but we get the best seats for both legs....right in ...
Incidents: Bursa to Ayvalik
... , a couple of more hours later, I again overcame my ambivalent undecidedness and elected to--what the h--go on to the coastal town of Ayvalik after all, even though I didn't think I'd get to a place to have a swim. In Ayvalik the otogar is only 1.5 km ...
Ayvalık Independence Day
Got up and got a dolmus to the centre and had a walk around had to vısıt the pharmacy as not really well but after takıng some pılls felt a bıt more comfortable and had a wander round. Today ıs a holıday ın ...
It's all Greek to Me
After another multi-vehicle trip involving a minibus, ferry, minibus, ferry, bus and finally another minibus we arrived in Ayvalik - a lovely harbour town backed by old Greek stone houses built into the steep hills. This time the climb to find a room was ...
Day 239 - The Ancient City
... few more that we have yet to grasp… The son of the owner undertook a peculiar practice, we would see throughout Turkey, that of ‘watering the pavement’. It seems the intention is to trap dust, particularly around eateries, ...
Beware of Greeks bearing gifts
It was with no small dose of irony that we waited impatiently for a large German tour group hogging the museum at Troy. Troy, the place of legends, was originally excavated by a German called Schliemann who managed to damage much of the site and run off ...
If Bus Rides Were A Measure of Wealth...
(Entry to be entered in great detail by Susan and Allison) (Alli)Andy's great amount of detail might be asking for a bit much for our last few days but I'll see what I can do, blame him for any boredom. We had mentioned that we were getting lots of rain ...
I am not kıddıng
We left at about 10 ıts been great just chıllıng out for a couple of days ın thıs lıttle fıshıng vıllage but glad to be on the road agaın. We got the bus to Ayvalıc whıch took us a ...
Kitties! They're all over our room.
... find. This place is really one of the nicest joints on our trip. Just near the edge of town on the Ayvalik Caddesi, we have a kitchen, bathroom and separate bedroom right off the street. It's a BEAUTIFUL apartment for only about ...
Belly Dancing vs Wet T-Shirt Contest
... home, we would have our women participating in wet T-shirt contests. Something tells me you will never find that kind of event in Turkey. I think belly dancing is a lot better. Yes I am gettıng old! The boat trip ended at 630 pm. After the boat trip ...
Ayvalik day 1
... expected to Ayvalık. The countrysıde looked a lot like Californıa coastal regıon. We arrived ın Ayvalik around 2 pm had lunch and then Andy and Susan left to find lodging. We were hoping to find lodging for 2 ...
A long and boring travel day
... wasnt a problem. I had to pay 10 liras extra as it meant being on the bus for a few hours longer. I ended up arriving in Ayvalik at 930 pm. I didnt have a place to stay and wasnt sure where I needed to go to find a decent hostel. Looking lost immediately ...
Aegean cruise
... expect. It was a real rush. We had to quickly swim back as our boat was about to leave without us. When we got back to Ayvalik, we had dinner in a local kebab joint and then had a fairly early night as we would have an early start the next ...
Day 4 of the Turkey Experience cont....
Arrived at a little town called Kucukkuu, at 5pm after traveling from Pergamom, about 120 miles north. We checked in and unpacked our bags and then came down for dinner in the hotel restaurant where we found there were six other topdeck buses. Had dinner ...
The Night Bus South
... tickets to Lesvos (50 euro for the pair). The daily ferry leaves at 6pm, so we had a good 10 hours to explore Ayvalik and the surrounding area. We left our pack at the ticket office and set out on foot, heading south, towards the town center. ...
Trojans, Romans, Ruins and Wrecks
... From Assos, we carried on along the secondary (meaning rough and lumpy), then main highway around the bay and toward Ayvalik. We definitely left the primitive country behind, and are back into modern civilization, with gas stations, supermarkets, and ...
Taking the Ferry Back to Turkey
... in on the top deck. The weather was perfect, yet again, making the hour and a half ferry ride back to Ayvalik wonderfully peaceful and relaxing -- and before we knew it, we were once again disembarking on Turkish soil. Unfortunately, the ferry was ...
Gallipolli and Troy
... to the sea but the sea has since receded and is now several kilometres away. From Troy, I went to a town called Ayvalik further down the coast with a view to taking the ferry from there to the Greek island which lay nearby. Only when ...
Ayvalik/Turkey
... drive, mainly along the coast. Saw perhaps 150 flamingoes in small groups in what appeared to be a salt pan. First impressions of Ayvalik were good. It quickly started to change though. The first pansiyon was closed, then the next, and the next. I ...
The Trojan Experience
... tan as it was about 38 degrees and no shade. We managed to negotiate another minibus and super coach trip south to Ayvalik that evening. Ayvalik is a seaside village on the Aegean Sea and is very popular with locals. The area is quite renowned for ...
Troy and Ayvalik
From Canakkale we drove to Troy to see the ruins, then onto a town called Ayvalik which we had not heard of but was on our way around the coast so we decided to stop there for a couple of nights. We went on a boat cruise which stopped at some beautiful ...
Molyvos - Ayvalik - Kusadasi
The same taxi driver who brought us here, mr stop and go, came to pick us up. However the drive was prettier this morning than at 3:00 AM. The embarkation area is a surprise. No Starbucks or WIFI. The only signs I could translate said ...
Troy, Ayvalik, Gumuldur/Kusadasi
Day 5 - 26th April - Ayvalik - Gumuldur/Kusadasi - breakfast Today, we drive south. Set on a high hill are the Roman ancient ruins of Pergamum, once one of the Middle East's richest and most powerful little kingdoms. Home to one of the steepest, ...
Marmaris to Ayvalik
MARMARIS TO AYVALIK May 9th. Left Marmaris mid morning and motored out along the peninsula before turning north to Pedi bay at Symi to stock up on essential Greek supplies. Red wine and pork chops. Spent the night at Pedi with ...
Selcuk - Bodrum - Selcuk with a bike breakdown
Rising the next morning we have the option of eating breakfast at the Cenka 1 otel or going to the Urkmez otel where we are booked that night. We opt for our hotel sitting on the terrace looking over the street watching the town come to life. Shawn ...
Day two - Troy and the coast
... side town and a bed for the night. Fortunately the Lonely Planet knows most of these towns and we soon find a hotel and a restaurant in Ayvalik on the ocean. It is evident the owner would love to be in this book, but hasn't yet realized that honesty and a ...
Ayvalik
Headed north to the ancient city of Pergamum wıth ıts steeptheatre on the hill and then a short drıve to Ayvalık. Had drinks at the hotel after dinner as 3 people were celebrating their birthday that ...
Seeing the Turkish Sphinx
Today we were lucky enough to visit Gallipoli. Despite having been a few years ago, it doesn't lose its impact and Geoff was blown away by the terrain and size (or lack there of) of the battle field area. Our tour was touted as Gallipoli ...
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