Sirince is a marvellous small Aegean village located on the hills at approximately 350 meters above the sea level, which means a soft climate even in July and August, and in winter freezing and snow.
Most of the houses of this village date from the 19th century or earlier. They were built at one time when Sirince was a village of orthodoxe Greek culture. In 1924, the Greek people left and an exchange of population repopulated it of Turks. The village is located between hills surrounded by peaches trees, vines and plantations of olive. The highest hills are covered with a forest of pine. Almost all the houses open on a superb and immense panorama.
The streets are very favourable for romantic walks. Tourism more or less wasted the charm of this village these last years, that is now full of souvenir shops, a dozen rather expensive restaurants and some pensions.
You can meet in the small streets some rare old people of Greek oirigins, manufacturing with their own hands some fabrics, dolls or crowns of flowers that are sold to the young girls. The craft industry remains the principal activity. The villagers make wine and olive oil, and cultivate some of best fishings in the country.
At the top of the village, you can also visit an old church, deserted and in restoration at the moment.
The archeological site of Ephus is located at 11 kilometers at the bottom of Sirince. A minibus (dolmus) serves Selçuk – the modern city of Ephesus – each half an hour throughout the day