Alaçatı

   Alaçatı, one of the great wind surf areas, is a magnificent place to learn wind surf even if you don't know swimming and to visit between April and November. If you wish to spend your holiday in Alaçatı, you must firstly make a Reservation to the local hotels in advance. During high session all wind surf addicts rush into Alaçatı, so the wind surf stations in Alaçatı really contribute to tourism...

  Alaçatı which was a marsh before has gradually become a wind surf paradise since the order of the grand vizier of the time in 1850ies to dry the marsh. The marsh was dried by opening a channel reaching to the natural harbor in south of Alaçatı and providing drainage with huge ditches.

The channel opened became a harbor which ships draw into. Greek workers were brought for the constructions which Hacı Memiş Ağa,one of the leading architects of the time, directed. The workers coming settled in 1km north away from the Alaçatı Natural Harbor building today's Alaçatı. Because Greeks have no fields to cultivate, Turks having large fields gave them their territory to cultivate for a while. Greeks with working premises also ameliorated viniculture. Today, wine is sent everywhere in the world from the factory in the harbor. 60years till the outbreak of Balkan War in 1914 were heyday of Alaçatı. With the exchange in 1924, Alaçatı became a village where immigrants from Kosovo, Bosnia and Salonika were placed thereby the immigrants contributed to tobacco business in Alaçatı.

Raising tobacco, melon and stock breeding are the components carrying Alaçatı to 1980ies. In the course of time, the work of tradesman, partially fishery and tourism took the place of agriculture. Alaçatı also has rich thermal sources. These sources beneficial to human health are known good for illnesses of skeleton system and bone.

You will feel you are separate from the world. The best choice among accommodation alternatives is authentic Alaçatı stone houses, the youngest of which is nearly 100years old. These stone houses were one by one restored to boutique hotels and restaurants, so you could stay and have your meals in the most elegant small hotels and restaurants of Turkey. This means; classical music, live performances and art much more than you want. Let the mini Mozart concerts gliding in the streets pamper you. You could also hear a harp or a violin sound with wind while walking down the streets of Alaçatı. The narrow streets of cobblestone, bazaar ornamented with mosaics, houses adorned with flowers, wind surf, mills, marina currently being constructed and the project of Alaçatı channel city are promising components of Alaçatı as regards becoming an important touristic center.

   Alaçatı, where the sea and the wind play:
The details of wind surf can be learned with the help of expert wind surf instructors and excitements of this enjoyable sport can be experienced in Alaçatı, one of the unique wind surf place in the world. The world mistral championship also contributed to the reputation of Alaçatı thereby Alaçatı hosted the championship and 150 sportsmen from 38 countries. Besides, our country's champion wind surfers train in here.