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Alacati is one of the best preserved town where its old stone houses still exist.Just 1 mile away from windsurf paradise centre, 7 miles away from Cesme and 50 miles away from Izmir.
Exploring its stone paved norrow streets with full of fresh air takes you back to the 1850s. With its windmils, old stone houses, antique bazaar and friendly people in Alacati, you may have a fun filled holiday right in the middle of history and nature
At that time, the Ottomans brought workers from the Greek Islands to dry the marshes that had been the source of malaria. Making use of land given by the local Turks, these Greek workers established vineyards, developed the winemaking profession and chose not to return to the Islands. They later established a grape processing facility and winery at the Alaçati Harbor and began exporting raisins and wine.
In 1914, following the Balkan War, a number of Bosnian and Albanian immigrants came to Alaçati and the Greeks started to leave Alaçatı. More immigrants from Thessaloniki arrived during the population exchange of 1924. Because the newly arrived immigrants knew nothing about vineyard agriculture, they established tobacco plantations and began to breed animals. In time, the vineyards disappeared. The tobacco industry also disappeared after 1980. In fact, agriculture is hardly evident in the Alaçati area today. In any case, today throughout the world, the mastic tree is only grown on Chios Island and in Alaçatı.
A big change started in Alaçatı in the 1990s as the windsurfers discovered the area. The Alaçatı Bay, windy but not wavy, soon became one of the best spots in the world for windsurfing.
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