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SIRINCE VILLAGE
This pretty old Orthodox village, 12
km away from Ephesus and 30 km from
Kusadasi, was once Cirkince
("ugly"). Indeed its habitants gave
this name on purpose as they did not
want to be bothered by foreigners
nor to share the beauty of their
village.
Still after years, visitors
understood that the village was not
ugly at all and called it Sirince
("pretty"). As the village is
located on the top of a mountain,
anyone will enjoy the impressive
wine yards' and peach trees' views
on his way.
Today the
village is a perfect synthesis of
Turk-Greek culture as of the 1920's:
after the Independence War, people
exchange between Greek and Turks has
occurred and all those typical Greek
houses, though they kept their
original outside characteristics,
have received the local layout
inside.
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