Ayvalik
- The proud capital of Turkish olive oil industry. Local
families that have been involved with olive oil making for
generations still use traditional methods for pressing the
olives. Native people of Ayvalik use only olive oil in all
their cooking, even when making cakes. The sleepy and picturesque
back streets of the city are full of several 18th and 19th
C houses that were built by the local pinkish / yellowish
volcanic stone. Sandy beaches that surround the city are
known for their calm waters. Frequented by Turkish travelers
in summer months, not discovered much by the international
travelers yet.
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