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kente göç oldu. Alaçat›; kente; demir ve çimento fabrikalar›na iflçi verdi. 1970 y›llar›nda bu defa Alaçat› göç ald› Anadolu’dan… Az bir zaman kavun üretildi, gönderildi yurt d›fl›na… SÖRFLE GELEN TAL‹H 1990’l› y›llar›n bafllar›nda Alaçat›’n›n kaderi yine çak›flt› rüzgârla, adeta ruhu olan rüzgâr, bu kez sörfle ç›kt› karfl›s›na… Alaçat›’n›n sürekli esen ama dalga olmayan liman›, dünyada sörf yapmaya uygun çok önemli birkaç yerden biri imifl me¤er… 1993 y›l›nda Alaçat›’da ilk rüzgâr sörf kulübü aç›ld›. Üç taraf› kapal› olan, yaln›zca güney taraf› denize aç›lan, do¤usundaki da¤›n güvenlik hissini pekifltirdi¤i Yumru Koyu’nda, koyun büyük bir k›sm› s›¤ ve kum oldu¤u için neredeyse hiç yüzme bilmeyenler dahi kolayl›kla ö¤rendi sörf yapmay›.
150 y›l öncesinden kalan tafl evlerin restorasyonuyla oluflan otellerde eskiyle yeninin uyumu insan› büyülüyor. Restored stone houses over 150 years old, hotels literally spellbind visitors with their harmony of old and new.
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2000‘li y›llar›n bafl›nda Alaçat› tafl otelleri ve sörf alan› ile birlikte çok h›zl› bir dönüfl yapt› dünya gündemine… Geçmifl y›llar›n ac›s›n› ç›kar›rcas›na, uykusundan uyand›… Alaçat›l›lar’›n deyimiyle “korumac› turizm” ekonomisini kendili¤inden yaratt›… Sahiller korundu, rüzgâr sörfü, kite sörf kulüpleri aç›ld›, dünya flampiyonalar› düzenlendi; tafl evler birer birer restore edildi, birbirinden güzel küçük oteller aç›ld›; restoranlar lezzette ve hizmette birbiriyle yar›fl›r oldu; sak›z a¤ac›, ba¤lar, zeytin, lavanta ülke gündemine tekrar girdi… ALAÇATI’NIN fiÖHRETLER‹ Türkiye’nin en güzel küçük otelleri art›k Alaçat›’da. Birço¤u 150 y›l öncesinden kalan tafl evlerin restorasyonuyla oluflan bu otellerde eskiyle yeninin
Restaurants vied with each other in offering excellent service and outstanding tastes, and vineyards, olives, terebinth and lavender reemerged on the national agenda. FAMOUS ALAÇATI PRODUCTS Alaçat› today is an area with some of the loveliest small hotels in Turkey. Most of them restored stone houses over 150 years old, these hotels literally spellbind visitors with their harmony of old and new. Owned and operated mainly by women, they offer with an array of local sweets. Homemade jams, hurma zeytin (a breed of olive) grown only on the peninsula, and country eggs make up the memorable breakfasts served by Alacat›’s hotels. If your travels happen to bring you to Alaçat› one day, whatever your age don’t
leave without visiting one of the surfing schools which serve everyone from seven to seventy. As you stroll through the market, be sure to try the lemon ice cream and milk pudding made with gum mastic. Know, too, that you will regret it if you don’t sample some village bread from one of the local bakeries with their authentic woodburning ovens, some Izmir cheese in a goatskin from the Saturday market, and the tomatoes and white onions grown on the plain. If you happen to be there in October or November, don’t forget to ask about the local ‘hurma zeytin’. Make the acquaintance of the terebinth trees that grow only at Çeflme Alaçat› and on the island of Chios. Have a gift sachet of lavender made up for yourself with its unique windy fragrance. Savor the pleasure