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Çeşme


Ebullient Bülent Ulucan runs this great little hotel on the hillside overlooking the marina. Its 18 rooms are clean and reasonably comfortable (some with renovated bathrooms), but the major draws here are the extremely friendly atmosphere, two harbour-facing terraces, a shared lounge (free tea) and a compact garden.


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Nearby Çeşme attractions

1. Çeşme Museum

0.08 MILES

Çeşme's majestic Genoese-built fortress dates from 1508 and was later repaired by order of Sultan Beyazıt II, son of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, in order…

2. Statue of Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa

0.11 MILES

Facing the sea, with its back to the fortress, this statue shows the great Ottoman admiral (1713–90), who was sold into slavery but became a grand vizier…

3. Çeşme Belediye

0.13 MILES

The modern belediye (municipality) building is located on Cumhuriyet Meydanı.

4. Atatürk Statue

0.16 MILES

The great man is shown astride a horse in this large statue in Cumhuriyet Meydanı.

5. Ayios Haralambos Church

0.18 MILES

North of Çeşme Fortress, this imposing but decommissioned 19th-century Greek Orthodox church, fully restored in 2012, is used for temporary exhibitions.

6. Archaeological Museum

9.43 MILES

Along with prehistoric and Archaic treasures from the excavations of the British School at Emporios, this collection includes impressive Neolithic and…

7. Korais Library & Philip Argenti Museum

9.63 MILES

On the upper floor of the remarkable Korais Library, the Philip Argenti Museum contains a 19th-century birthing chair, along with shepherds' tools,…

8. Byzantine Museum

9.74 MILES

Housed in a 19th-century Ottoman mosque, the Medjitie Djami, this museum contains relics from the Byzantine, post-Byzantine, Genoese and Islamic periods,…