Çeşme (pronounced chaysh-may) is a sea-side resort town on the Aegean, west of Izmir.
Çeşme lies on the extreme western tip of Turkey, opposite the Greek island of Chios.
- Çeşme Castle. A well-preserved citadel by the shore.
- Old town. Old part of the town (virtually all of downtown) has lots of neo-classical buildings from late 1800s/early 1900s that wouldn't be out of place in, say, Symi, which are well preserved and are quite elegant.
Çeşme Castle. A well-preserved citadel by the shore.
Old town. Old part of the town (virtually all of downtown) has lots of neo-classical buildings from late 1800s/early 1900s that wouldn't be out of place in, say, [[Symi]], which are well preserved and are quite elegant.
- Windsurfing
- Kiteboarding — the beaches around Çeşme (e.g., Pırlanta-Çiftlikköy) offer good kiteboarding.
- Do not miss a trip to one of the thermal baths in nearby Ilıca, either in the hotels (Altın Yunus is a good one) or at one of the stand-alone pools.
Windsurfing
Kiteboarding — the beaches around Çeşme (e.g., Pırlanta-Çiftlikköy) offer good kiteboarding.
Do not miss a trip to one of the thermal baths in nearby [[Ilica|Ilıca]], either in the hotels (Altın Yunus is a good one) or at one of the stand-alone pools.
- Kumru — a kind of local warm sandwich. Tasty, it is made with a special bread stuffed with salami, Turkish garlic-flavoured sausage (sucuk), grilled cheese and tomatoes. A vegetarian version is also available if you ask for it, prepared without the sausage and with the addition of green pepper. Most famous eatery specialized in kumru is Kumrucu Sevki at downtown.
- Ice cream (dondurma) — Veli Usta is a great place to have an ice-cream. There are lots of flavors available, including very local balbadem (honey and almond) and black currant, which are the most favorite flavors.
Kumru — a kind of local warm sandwich. Tasty, it is made with a special bread stuffed with salami, Turkish garlic-flavoured sausage (sucuk), grilled cheese and tomatoes. A vegetarian version is also available if you ask for it, prepared without the sausage and with the addition of green pepper. Most famous eatery specialized in kumru is Kumrucu Sevki at downtown.
Ice cream (dondurma) — Veli Usta is a great place to have an ice-cream. There are lots of flavors available, including very local balbadem (honey and almond) and black currant, which are the most favorite flavors.
Raki
Town's telephone code is (+90) 232.
- Alaçatı — a historical town on the southern leeward side of the peninsula—and thus is perfect for wind-surfing!—noted for its Greek houses, ancient windmills with modern electricity-generating wind turbines side by side on the hill overlooking it. About 8 km east of Çeşme.
- Ilıca — a town noted for its thermal springs, 5 km east of Çeşme, on the northern coast of peninsula.
- The Greek island of Chios is opposite Çeşme, about an hour away by ferry, and thanks to quite frequent ferries can be done as a day-trip from Çeşme. The ferry departs at 09:30 from Çeşme and the return trip is at 17:00 from Chios (16:00 on Sundays).