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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. And even in the courtyard of one of them, one will discover a nicely restorated
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All the narrow streets of the village belong to the women, selling handcrafts of all kinds,
olive oil. Another attraction of Sirince is its wine: try its taste in small cafés or in the
former municipal school restorated.
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