Another sunny morning had the tent dried out after a heavy dew and us on the road by 1000 heading to Behramkale and Assos, the former an old hilltop Greek village and the latter it’s harbour. Restocking at a supermarket en route, we drove up the cobbled streets into Behramkale to the small village square where we parked before walking up to the 6th century BC Temple of Athena contained within the acropolis. SPOT
The views through the columns towards the Greek island of Lesvos only eight miles away were fairly spectacular.
On our way back to the Land Rover we were accosted by a local official who invited us for a cup of tea, and told us about the area and sights – he even asked if we had a spare seat in the vehicle so that he could accompany us to the nearby village of Babakale to show us the Ottoman castle, but we declined as we were heading for Assos for the night.
On our way down to the harbour we stopped to see the rest of the ancient site; first the sarcophagi strewn necropolis leading up to the medieval city walls,
then the Roman stoa and agora,
before proceeding to the Byzantine basilica
and finally the Greek theatre.
It was great wandering through the ruins in the warm afternoon sun and, once again, being the only visitors.
Assos itself is a pretty fishing harbour that has been transformed with boutique hotels, pensions and restaurants, although the boats still leave each evening in search of the day’s catch.
We setup in the car park of Çakir Pansiyon with a rather nice view over the bay
before wandering around the harbour until the sun set.
Back to the pension for a really tasty dinner of grilled sea bass and deep fried calamari cooked up by our host before retiring to the roof tent for the night. SPOT
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