Lal Azure Alaçati

Alaçatı is a neighborhood in Çeşme district of İzmir. It has a coast to the Aegean Sea. It is famous for its historical stone houses and beaches suitable for windsurfing due to the wind 360 days a year. It has developed a lot in recent years thanks to its stone houses. Alaçatı's name in ancient times was Agrillia. Alaçatı takes its name from an Ottoman tribe called 'Alacaat'. Greeks and Turks lived in Alaçatı during the Ottoman period. Since the word 'Alacaat' is difficult to pronounce in Greek, 'Alacaat' changed over time and took the name Alaçatı used today.