"Alacati was a big surprise" Alacati by Tdiver

Alacati Travel Guide: 44 reviews and 198 photos

My first visit

My wife,friends and i decided on Alacati as it offered a great looking local stone built hotel and it was near to a couple of places we wanted to visit before going further south down the Aegean coast.It has a short history for such an area rich in ruins,only going back to around 1850,when the then Ottomans brought in Greek workers to dry the marshes which had been a source of malaria.These people stayed and started vineyards.In 1924 a new wave of immigrants arrived from Thessaloniki,Bosnia and Albania in the population exchange and knowing little about wine production started farming tobacco and animals.The vineyards died out over time as did tobacco and now very little farming is evident.Fortunately because of it's position it is well suited to tourism although there is very little as yet as nearby Izmir and Cesme get the bulk of it and the only major building is near the harbour which is itself seperated from the town and a great place to learn to windsurf.There is a local market on Saturdays near the centre of town,easy to spot because the mosque is in the centre but it was originally an Orthodox monastery.The town really only has the one main street just wide enough for a car and a person with lots of small cafes and restaurants so never is anything more than 5 minutes walk away.The nearest beach is 2km away near all the windsurfing centres.Airport is 50minutes away.Cesme is 5-10 minutes away with its restored castle 1508 and lots of hotels and ferries to Kos.Many other unspoiled beaches around make this a quiet base to visit this part of Turkey.For a general guide to the area with lots of information try www.alacati-rehberi.com and then go and enjoy it.

High street,Alacati.

More information on all things Alacati are on these web pages:-
ALACATI GUIDE
ALACATI MUNICIPALITY sorry this one just in Turkish.
INTERACTIVE MAP, left click on the middle of the map and hold, then drag upto left corner and Alacati will appear. Now has English.

High street Alacati

Pros and Cons

Pros:Quiet and relaxing
Cons:Weekend visitors from Izmir
In a nutshell:I'm going back that's how much i liked it

Last visit to Alacati: Sep 2007
Intro Updated May 3, 2009
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Reviews (50)

Unwind from the wind. Restaurants (8)

A great restaurant with great views of the bay and the windsurfing. Not too crazy prices. more travel advice

Alacati beach. Things to Do (6)

Situated 4km from town, it's about an hours gentle walk or costs around 15Ytl in a taxi. Blue flag beach, great for the... more travel advice

It's bigggg. Hotels (10)

Can't say it would be my choice but very handy for the windsurfing and has its own Blue Flag beach. Part of the Majesty... more travel advice

Very swanky Hotels (10)

Popped in whilst walking to the beach, to have a look. So if you fancy a bit of comfort whilst you're windsurfing, then... more travel advice

Shopping (5)
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Arkeolog Mar 18, 2009 at 6:25 AM

I liked the opening photo, it is beautiful. your tips are very useful. Tash Otel is my best too :)
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nickandchris May 7, 2007 at 9:38 AM

What wonderful, traditional looking buidings.
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Karolina01 Feb 2, 2006 at 8:17 AM

Another great page. Macedonians have a lot in common with the Turkish culture