tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13249368.post-1117395881764015832005-05-29T12:34:00.000-07:002005-05-29T12:44:41.770-07:00<span style="font-weight: bold;">AEGEAN REGION<br />Cakiraga House, </span>in Birgi<br /><img border="0" src="http://www.odemis-bld.gov.tr/imgs\cakir.jpg" width="360" height="240" /></p><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">A superb specimen of the traditional Ottoman seigneurial<br />house, the Cakiraga mansion was built in 1761 for a local<br />magnate. It remains unmatched for sheer charm, humour<br />and palpable sense of savoir-vivre. A series of delightfully<br />naive wallpaintings depict Istanbul and Izmir as they<br />appeared arround the year 1820.<br /><br />The town itself retains its traditional fabric intact, centred<br />around the figure of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Birgivi Mehmed Efendi, </span>a 16th<br />century scholar who is revered as a local saint.</span><br />---------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Closed Monday am.<br /></span>---------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Birgi town centre. Odemis 8km<br /></span>---------------------------------------------------<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kuleli Restaurant. </span>Presant garden, roast turkey;<br />keskek (a local specialty) on Sundays only.<br /></span>---------------------------------------------------Adminnoreply@blogger.com