Itinerary
Three days on the peninsula
How to spend a first visit without spending it in the car: one bay, one town, one long dinner per day.
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Çeşme
Çeşme Center
Çeşme town is where the peninsula does its business: the Genoese castle above the harbour, the marina, the ferry terminal for Chios, banks, markets and a promenade that fills at dusk. It is the least designed and most useful of the areas. Dinner ranges from marina tables to old-town streets behind the castle; days are easily spent on errands, a museum hour and a swim elsewhere on the coast. Everything on the peninsula is within a short drive from here. It suits first visits, shorter trips, travellers without a car, and anyone who wants a town rather than a resort.
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Beaches
The beaches worth the drive
The peninsula has sand on one side and rock on the other. Which you want depends on the day you have in mind.
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Eating
How to eat well in Alaçatı
The village has more restaurants per street than anywhere on the peninsula. A little structure helps.
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