A fishing town of stone houses and harbour restaurants an hour from İzmir, with seals in the bay and islands offshore.
Daily boats sail to the Orak islands and the rocks where Homer’s sirens are said to have sung, with swimming stops in clear water.
The Genoese and Ottoman fort on the headland between the two harbours.
Fish restaurants, tea gardens and fishing boats around Küçük Deniz, the small harbour.
The newer town 20 kilometres north, with a pebble beach and a quieter pace.
Foça is one of the last homes of the Mediterranean monk seal; boat captains know where to look.
The acropolis and health sanctuary of Pergamon at Bergama are an hour and a half away by car.
Tuesday’s market brings produce from the villages of the peninsula.
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