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Sirince Village |
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 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 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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