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local seafood (check prices before ordering). In the old Greek quarter,
Sandal Restaurant
(
0286-697 0278;
Alsancak Sokak; mains
"
20-25; lunch & dinner; )
serves meze and fish dishes.
Gestaş
( 0286-444 0752;
www.gdu.com.tr
)
ferries sail to/from Çanakkale and Yükyeri İskelesi (Yükyeri
harbour; return per person/car
"
5/45; 30 minutes, daily), 4km west of Geyikli, south of Troy.
Hourly dolmuşes (minibuses) connect Çanakkale otogar (bus stations) and Yükyeri İskelesi (
"
10). In Bozcaada
town, you can hire mountain bikes and pick up dolmuşes and taxis to Ayazma beach.
Behramkale & Assos
0286
The former Greek settlement of Behramkale, also known as Assos
köyü
(village), spreads
out around the ancient temple to Athena. At the bottom of the steep hill dotted with ruins
and medieval city walls, Assos, also known as Assos
liman
(harbour), is a former working
harbour with a small pebble beach. Its old stone buildings and warehouses have been
transformed into hotels and fish restaurants.
On weekends and public holidays from the beginning of April to the end of August,
tourists pour in by the coach load. There are few facilities other than an ATM and phar-
macy in Behramkale.
Dives, Cruises & Day Trips
The waters around Ayvalık are famed among divers for their deep-sea red coral, with marine life including moray
eels, grouper, octopus and sea horses. There's even a wrecked jet to check out. One of the best local dive companies
is the
Korfez Diving Center
Offline map
Google map
(
312 4996, 0532 266 3589;
www.korfezdiving.com
;
Atatürk Bulvari Özaral Pasaji 61;
Mar-Nov)
, which moors its boat by the fish
market. A day's diving costs
"
90 and courses are
"
500.
Lying just off Ayvalık, Alibey Island (known locally as Cunda) makes a perfect day trip with its waterfront fish
restaurants and old Greek town. Boats (
"
4, 15 minutes, every 15 minutes) run from June to early September;
dolmuşes (
"
2) and taxis (
"
25) also run over the causeway.
Cruises head around the bay's islands, including Alibey, and stop here and there for swimming, sunbathing and
walking (around
"
50 per person, including lunch). They generally depart at 11am and return by 6.30pm.
Jale Tour
(
331 3170;
www.jaletour.com
; Yeni Liman Karsisi)
also cruises to Assos (
"
60), leaving at 10.30am and re-
turning by 7.30pm.
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