Akçay
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Akçay is a municipality in the Edremit district of Balıkesir Province
in western Turkey
. It is located in the Edremit Bay at the coast of north-eastern Aegean Sea
, across the Greek
island Mitilini.
Akçay is 10 km west of Edremit on the highway D560 (E-87) to Altınoluk
. With its long beach and clear sea, it is a highly popular summer resort for domestic tourists. Its population grows around 10-fold in the summer season. The very cool groundwater running into the sea keeps the sea fresh all summer long.
Akçay has a very pleasant climate in summer months; it is warm and dry, which makes it very attractive for tourists who prefer a low-key vacation without the hustle and bustle and the humid weather of the southern vacation resorts such as Antalya and Bodrum.
In September 2005, a sea bus link to Mitilini has been opened. The trip with the catamaran
type fast ferry takes 75 minutes for the passengers of maximum 120.
Balikesir Province
Balıkesir Province is a province in midwestern Turkey, having coastlines on both the Sea of Marmara and the Aegean. Its adjacent provinces are Çanakkale to the west, İzmir to the southwest, Manisa to the south, Kütahya to the southeast, and Bursa to the east. The provincial capital is Balıkesir City...
in western Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is located in the Edremit Bay at the coast of north-eastern Aegean Sea
Aegean Sea
The Aegean Sea[p] is an elongated embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located between the southern Balkan and Anatolian peninsulas, i.e., between the mainlands of Greece and Turkey. In the north, it is connected to the Marmara Sea and Black Sea by the Dardanelles and Bosporus...
, across the Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
island Mitilini.
Akçay is 10 km west of Edremit on the highway D560 (E-87) to Altınoluk
Altınoluk
Altınoluk, formerly Papazlık, is a town and summer resort in the Edremit district of Balıkesir Province in western Turkey. It is located west of Edremit, at the northern coast of Edremit Bay and on Mount Ida hills....
. With its long beach and clear sea, it is a highly popular summer resort for domestic tourists. Its population grows around 10-fold in the summer season. The very cool groundwater running into the sea keeps the sea fresh all summer long.
Akçay has a very pleasant climate in summer months; it is warm and dry, which makes it very attractive for tourists who prefer a low-key vacation without the hustle and bustle and the humid weather of the southern vacation resorts such as Antalya and Bodrum.
In September 2005, a sea bus link to Mitilini has been opened. The trip with the catamaran
Catamaran
A catamaran is a type of multihulled boat or ship consisting of two hulls, or vakas, joined by some structure, the most basic being a frame, formed of akas...
type fast ferry takes 75 minutes for the passengers of maximum 120.