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One of the
oldest holiday towns near Izmir, Çesme has become
more popular for its international music festival in
recent years.
ÇESME
The summer resort of Çesme
is very popular with the residents of nearby Izmir.
The white sandy beaches stretch lazily along a road
lined with exquisitely built houses, several large hotels
and a number of restaurants, which serve excellent seafood
and Turkish specialities. Every year an international
music festival held here, attracting some of the world’s
leading performers. Modern Çesme is adjacent
to a historic city which is blessed with a 14th
century castle and the ruins of an ancient caravanserai.
 FOÇA
Foça is situated on the site
of the ancient city of “Phocea”, and is said
to have been founded by the very same people who founded
the French city of Marseilles, Attalia in Corsica and
Ampurias in Catalonia, Spain In 600 BC, the inhabitants
decorated their buildings, temples and ships with wooden
statues of cockerels.
According
the legend, one such statue has been hidden somewhere
believed and the reason for much local hunting.
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