Walking in Izmir Selçuk Şirince Village (Şirince Köyü) - Turkey (July 10, 2020)

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Şirince (From Wikipedia)

Şirince is a village of 600 inhabitants in İzmir Province, Turkey, located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) east of the town Selçuk and about 8 kilometres from Ephesus. The area around the village has history dating back to Hellenistic period (323-31 BC). Pottery finds made around the village between 2001 and 2002 by Ersoy and Gurler indicate the presence of seven villages and nine farmsteads in the area dating back to ancient and medieval times. On the road up you will see the remains of several Roman aqueducts as the village was an important water source for ancient Ephesus.

Today the village prospers through agriculture (olive oil, peaches, wine) and tourism. It is well protected and a rare and attractive example of Ottoman Christian archtectiture.

Doomsday safe haven: Şirince acquired world-wide fame when tourists flocked to the village in December 2012 to witness the Mayan Apocalypse, as New Age mystics believed its "positive energy" would aid in weathering the catastrophe, during the 2012 phenomenon.

Map: https://www.google.com.tr/maps/place/%C5%9Eirince,+%C5%9Eirince+K%C3%B6y%C3%BC+%C4%B0%C3%A7+Yolu,+35920+Sel%C3%A7uk%2F%C4%B0zmir/@37.9425811,27.4305241,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x14b94cbf73821dcf:0xdefce50ce07d6f8e!8m2!3d37.9418788!4d27.4339788

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