Scooter rides along olive groves, feeling the endearing days of young love. Calm waters, paddling kids, lots of sunblock, getting invited onto local fishing boats, booming cannons announcing the iftar hour. Windy days on the terrace and a really charming family-roomed dorm. This town gets pretty addictive quickly with the luxurious gentle soaps, delicious vegetarian meze and a maze of old 1800s Greek house lanes for you to take a peek into the lives of Turkish coastal hospitality.
If it all gets too much, you can always head out to the ancient Hellenistic ruins of Bergama. Walk through the old library bequeathed by Mark Anthony for his beloved Cleopatra. Climb over the look-out tower ruins. Marvel at the acoustics of one of the steepest amphitheater built to entertain both the songs of politics and drama. Look upon the temples of Zeus and his Hera.
Then again, don't exert too much. This town has relaxation written all over it...
