Photos: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Herbert Weber, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Benh LIEU SONG, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Warren LeMay from Chicago, IL, United States, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 Herbert Weber, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Benh LIEU SONG, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
An evening among the Şirince vineyards
Your local guide
Elif Kaya
View profile
Highlights
- Şirince's stone lanes at evening
- Inside a family fruit wine house
- Peach and quince wine explained
- Doorways left from an older village
- A valley view as the light drops
About this tour
This session climbs through Şirince as evening arrives, from the stone lanes at the bottom of the village to a family wine house and a terrace over the valley. You see the old Greek architecture, the fruit wine production and the view down toward Selçuk in one walk. Elif points out details that come from having lived in the village her whole life.
The call begins with a sound check from the lower lanes, then follows the climb up through the village stop by stop as the light changes. Elif answers questions from inside the wine house and sends a short list of the wine varieties shown on camera afterwards.
This suits anyone who wants Şirince after the day's visitors have left rather than at its busiest. It also works well for viewers curious about small-scale wine production away from the coast.
Included
- Live video session with a local guide
- A close look at the dishes and where locals buy them
- A short list of places and dishes to try later
Not included
- Food and drinks shown on camera
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
-
Welcome and sound check 6 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Selcuk before heading out.
-
Şirince stone lanes 17 min
The camera climbs the narrow stone lanes of Şirince as the evening light hits the old Greek houses, and Elif points out the carved doorways left from before the 1923 population exchange.
-
A family wine house 17 min
You see barrels and bottling tables inside a small family wine house, and Elif explains how peach and quince wine are made alongside the grape varieties the village is known for.
-
View over the valley 17 min
The camera settles on a terrace looking down over the vineyards toward Selçuk, and Elif names the crops visible in the fields below as the light drops.
-
Your questions 11 min
Time to ask anything about Selcuk: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
-
A short list to keep 5 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Testi kebab (pottery kebab) and Şirince, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Istanbul time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 8 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Selcuk, showing you Şirince stone lanes and A family wine house live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need to buy or cook anything?
No. This is a conversation: the guide describes the dishes and where to find them, so you can try them yourself whenever suits you.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Şirince live with my phone.
Times shown in Istanbul time (GMT+3)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
Reviews
No reviews yet. Reviews appear here after travellers have completed this tour.
How reviews work
Only travellers who booked and paid through Locals Guide and whose tour took place can leave a review, within 60 days of the tour. Every review is marked "Verified booking". We check reviews before they appear and publish positive and negative ones alike; we remove only reviews that break our rules (insults, personal data, unrelated content). Guides cannot pay for, edit or hide reviews, and ratings are the plain average of all published reviews.
Next: Tue 27 Oct · 8 seats left From 28,00 €
Book