Welcome to Aspat Bay and Aspat Hill
Aspat Hill, sandwiched between Bağla Bay and Karaincir
Once you get over the hill next to Bagla Bay you’re in Aspat, which features in a local folk song “Çökertme”. Historically this area was known as Aspartos, and Evliya Çelebi, an Ottoman traveller wrote of it in his chronicles in the 1600′s.
View of Aspat Beach from Aspat Hill
Aspat Bay sits in the shadow of Aspat Hill to the east. This hill is the ancient location of Aspat Castle (also known as Çifit Castle), which had a circumference measuring 700 paces.
Hike up Aspat Hill: Follow a narrow path and steps up the hill, to step back in time and journey through the ruins of the civilizations who inhabited this location in ancient times. If you manage to make it to the top of Aspat Hill, you’ll be rewarded with amazing views of land and ocean.
The hill can be accessed from the road, or from the beach. To get over the small inlet of water that divides the beach from the hill, you’ll cross a small bridge.
When you stroll around the base of the hill, the first ruin you’ll come across is the old Hamam.
Panoramio User ID Maschuehle has posted a great group of photo’s of the climb up Aspat Hill. His Aspat Album gives you a great preview of all of the ruins you will see along the way.
This turquoise cove is also the location for for the Termera Resort Solida Beach, follow this link to view some photo’s. Read more about the location of Aspat on the Termera site.
Follow the coastline to the west, and you’ll reach the sheltered bay of Karaincir.
Follow the road to the east, and you’ll reach Bağla. Read about my rural drive from Aspat to Bağla
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