Ayvalik Holiday House
Old
stone Greek house
for holiday let in Ayvalik, on the Aegean coast in Turkey
A superior holiday experience that will linger in your memory
A superior holiday experience that will linger in your memory
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4 Seasons in AyvalikSPRING  The
months from mid March to mid June are a truly beautiful time to visit.
The town is in preparation for but not quite ready to receive the
influx of summer tourists. The surrounding hills and pine forests are
awash with an abundance of wild flowers, from rock roses, wild lavender
and chamomile to mallow, poppies and explosions of brilliant blue
lupins to name but a few. An ideal time for walking and breathing
the fresh clean air. Ayvalik is reknown for it's high oxygen levels.
Also to explore the town without the summer crowds and get acquainted
with the locals and the locality. You may also catch Childrens Day
celebrations, including kite flying competitions; or maybe the
celebrations for Ataturk’s first visit to Ayvalik with much canon
firing and parades; or even the national police day, which entails much
honking of horns. The weather may be unpredictable but is usually mild
and sunny, although chilly at night. However, May and June are
particularly splendid and are forerunners to the intense heat of summer.SUMMER  During
mid June to mid September, Turkish schools break for summer holidays
and the town bursts forth in an explosion of vibrancy and local colour.
The sun is at it’s hottest. The holiday crowds, mainly Turkish, descend
upon the town and the population increases three fold. You will be hard
pressed to find an unbooked bed for the night. The harbour is alive
with boats traversing the islands on a daily basis, running between
Cunda Island and Avyalik and also daily returns to Assos and Mytellini.
The cafes and restaurants are buzzing with life and high decibel
conversation. Although the nightlife does not compare or even try to
compete with the likes of the south, there are bars to suit most
requirements and with much more authentic atmosphere than can be said
of the southern regions. You will hear the honking of highly decorated
bridal cars or catch the sight of a pre circumcised boy dressed like a
prince being led through the cobbled streets on a donkey and heralded
by a beating drum (Davul) and the playing of the zurna (a kind of
flute). The markets are particularly abundant and colourful. The
streets throng with happy, relaxed tourists. There are also various
summertime concerts and festivals in the amphitheatre if you can ever
be bored with relaxing by the sea or the harbour, taking in the natural
surrounding beauty or eating the local delicacies. Even the Muezzin
sounds sun soaked happy!AUTUMN  Peace
reigns again and Ayvalik breathes a sigh of relief and settles back
down into it’s indigenous relaxed state. The weather will remain warm
and sunny until well into November and even into December, although you
may experience the odd much needed torrential downpour or the force of
either the Poyraz or Lodos winds, which become more vehement as the
months drift into Winter. To walk in the pine forests in the early
mornings with the sun breaking through the dew and the mist, lighting
up the spreading heathers is pure heaven. The sea will still be warm
enough to swim in until November and you can more or less guarantee you
will be able to count the number of co swimmers on the palm of your
hand, though you may have to take your Effes in a coolbox as the beach
cafes will all be closed by the end of September. But watching the sun
go down sitting around your own barbecue on an empty beach is a small
price to pay for the lack of facilities.WINTER  January
and February are the coldest months although the skies are normally
blue and the sun warms the soul if not the body. But you must also be
prepared for some pretty wild weather too. That said, Winter is an
ideal time to take a short break away from the mad city world and
recharge your batteries; perhaps a long weekend over Kurban or Seker
Bayram. The relaxed nature of life in Ayvalik will provide a happy
haven of peace and tranquillity. Our holiday house will be cosy and
warm with the wood burning stove but you will still feel the warmth of
the sun from the south facing garden and balcony. December and January
is the olive picking season, so you will see tractors ferrying in folk
from the villages to harvest the olives and you may be lucky to be
invited to share a simple lunch with them by an olive oil can fire if
you stop to pass the time of day. In mid January, the annual camel
wrestling competitions is not to be missed.CLIMATE The region is under the influence of a typical Mediterranean climate with mild and rainy winters and hot, dry summers. The Aegean coast also benefits from cooling sea breezes. The oxygen levels in Ayvalik are reputedly among the highest in the world.
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