Sığacık and Foça - İzmir - Aegean

Sığacık is an important yachting center to the south of the Çeşme Peninsula. There are very beautiful bays around Sığacık. Close to Sığacık there are two ancient cities; one is the ancient city of Teos, which was the city of Dionysus, the god of wine, and the other is the ancient city of Claros with its Temple of Apollo. Gümüldür, a tourism resort to the southeast of Sığacık is known for its beaches.

Foça (Phocaea), another holiday resort to the north of İzmir, was an important trading center in ancient times. The Phocaeans, who were also sailors, established trading colonies in various parts of the Mediterranean. As a matter of fact, famous cities on the French Riviera such as Marseilles, Nice, and Cannes were founded by the Phocaeans. The song “Marseille” was an old Phocaean folk tune introduced to the French by the Phocaeans, and it later became the national anthem of the French (La Marseillaise). Çandarlı and Dikili are located to the north of Foça.