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Çeşmeli Konak!
Çeşmeli Konak of Altınoluk Village became alive in experienced hands. Çeşmeli
Konak was restorated and turned into a 9 roomed boutique hotel. The old mansion
is open to everyone who wants to share the well-known atmosphere of the region.
Mount Ida is green in every season. The region is covered with olive trees and
pine trees and at the tops there are larch trees and oak trees. Not only these
trees of course, the Mediterranean flora is dominant in these lands. Altınoluk
village is builded on the slopes of Mountain Ida which sees Aegean Sea and is
just in the middle of this beautiful nature. In past, the village has hosted
different cultures but today it is a typical Turkish village with stone houses,
rough cobblestone pavements, fountains and mansions. The historical structure of
Altınoluk village is unfortunately damaged till today and one of the few
architectural examples that could survive is Çeşmeli Konak.
Çeşmeli Konak is nominated by the fountain which is on the garden wall. The
story of Çeşmeli Konak shows one period of the village; In 1850’s a merchant
from Mytilene comes to the village to buy the best olive and olive oil and falls
in love with the most beautiful girl of the village. The father of the girl is
unwilling, he points out one of the beautiful mansions and says “If you can
build a mansion like this I will let you marry my daughter.” After that with the
experienced workers coming from Mytilene, the mansion was builded in a short
time. The owner of the mansion today, Tufan Atalayman says “The mansion was
builded in a hurry to catch the wedding day, this can be seen better especially
from the ceiling ornaments.” Today there is not any sign from the first owners
of Çeşmeli Konak, the building was mishandled for long years, the wooden and
stone parts were damaged with the earthquakes. Eventhough its roof was falling
down because of the rain, it sheltered 3 families.
The restoration of the old mansion, which has a wonderfull view of Mytilene,
Ayvalık and Gulf of Edremit, first started as personal residence but in a short
time turned into 9-roomed boutique hotel project. “There was a gorgeous value
that should be shared with people. We worked with architect Ernur Kalender, took
the necessary permissions and finished the restoration in one year” says Tufan
Atalayman. Everything that could survive and reach today has been fixed and
strengthen and decorated according to the original. All the chopping and doors
of the mansion have been prepared in Ernur Kalender’s workshop in Istanbul. For
interior decoration, the furnitures were all bought from the antique dealers in
Çukurcuma, Istanbul. The charecteristic of each room was considered one by one
and the furnitures were selected according to this. Chairs, armchairs, wardrobes,
tables, mirrors, radios, telephones, chandeliers, calculators and music boxes…All
of them were prepared and repaired by the same experienced hands in Çukurcuma.
After a long and attentive preperation, Çeşmeli Konak was opened in July 2005.
The mansion presents you “comfort” in a “home” atmosphere. The owner and manager
of Çeşmeli Konak Tufan Atalayman says: “After we opened the mansion, the people
in the village started to restorate the other mansions too. They will be turned
into either museums or tourictic establishments. This makes us very glad.”
The guests of Çeşmeli Konak make the most of nature.
The guests of Çeşmeli Konak realize how lucky they are when they are on the road.
The olive and olive oil sellers are lined on the Çanakkale- Edremit highway and
they are the messengers of the pleasure and taste of the coming vacation. The
location of the mansion is one of the best locations for high oxigen rates. The
authorities say that the oxigen density of Altınoluk is 21.9. The dominant wind
in the region is generally the northeast wind. Northeast wind is a rough wind
but it doesn’t blow fast in Altınoluk. The region presents an exciting nature to
its guests; Şahin Deresi Canyon and Çam Mahallesi (2 km. to Altınoluk) which is
called as “oxigen paradise” is the most visited place by the people having
respiration problems. For overnight staying trekking there are two sites; on the
way, mausoleums of Sarıkız and her father, Ida courtyard, ancient walls and
fountains can be seen. On the way to Şahin Deresi Canyon there are many little
lakes. Dereçatı (its water smells flower and thyme), Naneli Pınar, Gücük Burun,
Ağlayan Çam, Kestane Deresi, Yörük Pınarı, Selvili Mezarlık, Ayı Kapıları are
the laps for trekking in Şahin Deresi Canyon. The canyon is like a chimney, it
spreads pine air to the plain and spreads the iodine air to mountain.
The most precious treasure of the region is Antandros City. Antandros was a
seaport in Ancient and Roman times. It was an important center; the timbers
taken from Mountain Ida was exported to Mediterranean countries. The excavations
are still going on in the ruins of the historical city. On the other hand Zeus
Altar, Roman Bridge in Başdeğirmen site, Tahtakuşlar Ethnography Museum which
many materials of Turkmen culture are exhibited and Abdullah Efendi Konağı which
is near to Çeşmeli Konak are the sites that should be visited.
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