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Çeşme


This self-proclaimed amicable hang-out must be just that as it attracts both locals and members of the wafer-thin community of expats. Münür, owner-chef-bartender, makes everyone feel welcome. The bar menu includes pasta and pizza.


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1. Ayios Haralambos Church

0.07 MILES

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

2. Atatürk Statue

0.14 MILES

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

3. Çeşme Belediye

0.15 MILES

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

4. Çeşme Museum

0.17 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…

5. Statue of Cezayirli Gazi Hasan Paşa

0.19 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…

6. Archaeological Museum

9.39 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

9.59 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

9.69 MILES

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