Coast and water / Island
Cunda (Alibey) Island
Ayvalık, Balıkesir
The only large inhabited island of the group, linked to Ayvalık by a bridge, with stone houses, windmill hill and coves.
Its story
Cunda, or Alibey Island, is the largest of the islands of various sizes known as the Ayvalık Islands and is connected to the mainland by a causeway. Its population almost entirely Greek until the population exchange, the island became home after 1923 to immigrants from Crete and Lesbos. Visitors explore the stone houses around the harbor, the old churches and windmill hill, while the north of the island is covered with pine forests and quiet coves. In 2023 the island was declared a sensitive area under strict protection within a natural protected site.
Key facts
- Protection
- Natural protected site
- Getting there
- By road from Ayvalık; by boat in summer
Trip purpose
- Cycling
- Photography
- Food route
Location
39.33600, 26.66000
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Source: Web derlemesi (doğrulanmalı): https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunda | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunda_Island