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All 259 places by distance →One day from Ayvalık
5 stops, one loop, back by 1:50 pm
33 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Ayvalık
- Beşparmak Tepesiviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Sarımsaklı Plajıbeach · 1.5 hrs
- Church of the Taxiarchs, Cundachurch · 30 min
- Çataltepeviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Akoğlu Islandisland · 1 hrs
- Back in Ayvalık
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Ayvalık?
Saatli Mosque (mosque, about 1 km), Çınarlı Mosque (Ayvalık) (mosque, about 1 km), Bosphorus Bridge (heritage site, about 4 km), Taxiarchis Church (Museum) (museum, about 1 km), Çınarlı Cami (mosque or dargah, about 1 km), Ayvalık Kalesi (heritage site, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Ayvalık?
217 places on Spotwander: 49 forts & heritage, 30 hill stations & viewpoints, 31 beaches & coast, 30 rivers, islands & mangroves, 20 mosques & dargahs.
Which is the nearest fort to Ayvalık?
Ayvalık Kalesi, about 1 km by road; Heraclea (Aeolis) (2 km) is next.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Ayvalık?
Cennet Tepesi, about 2 km by road; Beşparmak Tepesi (4 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Ayvalık?
Start in Ayvalık, visit Beşparmak Tepesi, then Sarımsaklı Plajı, then Church of the Taxiarchs, Cunda, then Çataltepe, then Akoğlu Island, and drive back — about 33 km by road in all.