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Travel Ephesus |
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Around Ephesus |
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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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Ephesus Yesterday & Today |
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