Day trip · Village
Şirince Village
A photogenic hill village famous for fruit wines and slow, sunny afternoons.
Key facts
- Location
- ~8 km east of Selçuk
- Ticket
- Free to enter
- Time needed
- 2–3 hours
- Highlight
- Fruit-wine tasting
A short drive into the hills above Selçuk brings you to Şirince, a photogenic old village famous for its fruit wines, stone houses and slow, sunny afternoons.
A hillside village
Once a Greek village called Çirkince and resettled after the 1923 population exchange, Şirince is a cluster of white-and-timber 19th-century houses spilling down vineyard slopes. Its lanes are lined with stalls selling mulberry, pomegranate and peach wines, olive oil, dried fruit and handicrafts.
What to do
Taste the local fruit wines, browse the market, photograph the old Greek church, and settle in for a long village lunch. It's an easy, relaxed half-day and a favourite add-on to Ephesus tours.
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Combine Şirince with Ephesus
Many Ephesus tours finish with a tasting stop in Şirince — book one with lunch included.