<strong>Summer time:</strong> Ayvalık is a quieter part of Turkey's Aegean coast.
Summer time: Ayvalık is a quieter part of Turkey's Aegean coast.
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<strong>Grand designs: </strong>The Çınarlı Mosque is a conversion of an 18th-century church.
Grand designs: The Çınarlı Mosque is a conversion of an 18th-century church.
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<strong>Saucy backstory: </strong>Cleto's Italian restaurant is located in an old olive oil factory.
Saucy backstory: Cleto's Italian restaurant is located in an old olive oil factory.
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<strong>Farm to table: </strong>Ayna restaurant serves hyper-local food drenched in the owners' olive oil.
Farm to table: Ayna restaurant serves hyper-local food drenched in the owners' olive oil.
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<strong>Grist to the mill: </strong>At Kürşat Ayvalık's oil mill you can see how the process works.
Grist to the mill: At Kürşat Ayvalık's oil mill you can see how the process works.
Kürşat Family Mill
<strong>Perfectly sized: </strong>Ayvalık is a "summer getaway that feels like a city."
Perfectly sized: Ayvalık is a "summer getaway that feels like a city."
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<strong>Island life: </strong>Breezy Cunda island is connected by a causeway to the mainland.
Island life: Breezy Cunda island is connected by a causeway to the mainland.
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<strong>Back in time: </strong>Walking through Cunda is a joy.
Back in time: Walking through Cunda is a joy.
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<strong>Wake up: </strong>And smell the coffee at Taş Kahve.
Wake up: And smell the coffee at Taş Kahve.
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<strong>Nice digs: </strong>The Cunda Taksiyarhis Rahmi M. Koç Museum has antique cars in an old Orthodox church.
Nice digs: The Cunda Taksiyarhis Rahmi M. Koç Museum has antique cars in an old Orthodox church.
Rahmi M. Koc Museums
<strong>Up to date: </strong>Manzara has carefully restored houses in the center.
Up to date: Manzara has carefully restored houses in the center.
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