I have a little suggestion for anyone who is looking to travel along the Aegean coast and wants to experience a bit of village life in Turkey. On the way from Edremit to Dikili, near the famous seaside town Ayvalik and Cunda Island, there is a small medieval village Küçükköy which undeniably deserves more attention than it gets. This village…

Among all the towns and cities I’ve visited throughout the years of travels, some imprinted on my memory more distinctly than others. Bergama in Turkey is just one of them. I am not sure what exactly impressed me so much – either endless opportunities to take an excursion into the past or just that fact that I was visiting such…

Three weeks ago we left Istanbul to move to Bodrum for the summer. But instead of flying, we decided to rent a car and have a mini road trip, making stops along the way and spending a couple of nights in a few lesser-visited destinations on the Aegean coast of Turkey. One of those destinations was ancient Pergamon. Another one…