Cunda Island (Alibey Adası)
Cunda Adası
A small Aegean island linked to the mainland by a causeway. Its seaside town is full of old Greek houses and seafood restaurants, and the windmill hill is a spot for sunsets. It is Ayvalık's most popular destination.
Cunda Island (Alibey Adası) is the largest island in the Ayvalık group and is connected to the mainland by a causeway. The town of the same name on the southeast side of the island keeps its Greek stone houses, old churches and cobblestone lanes. Along the waterfront, seafood restaurants and small taverns sit side by side, and their signature dishes are meze (appetisers) and grilled fish. An old windmill on the hill behind the town is a good place to watch the sunset and look out over the bay. The Taksiyarhis church in town is now the Rahmi Koç Museum. To the north are the ruins of Moonlight Monastery and small bays such as Patriça. The island is open all day. Getting there: a minibus or taxi from Ayvalık Old Town takes about 15 minutes, and in summer ferries run back and forth, taking about 15 minutes. Plan for half a day to a full day, and have dinner on the island in the evening.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Rahmi M. Koç Museum Cunda (Taksiyarhis Church)
- Saatli Mosque
- Taksiyarhis Church Museum
- Ayvalık Old Town
- Çınarlı Mosque
- Şeytan Sofrası
- Ayvalık Islands Nature Park
- Ayışığı Monastery