It is 5 km. south-east of Cesme. the origin of the name of Alacati comes from the Seljucks tents callaed “Alacik” or famous Seljucks horses called “Alaca”.It is a convenient holiday resort to swim and do all kinds of water sports, or just relax strolling around in the old vineyards, or walk around on the shining cobble stones and discover a surprise around every corner of an old town, or talk to the locals, or even sit in an old coffee.
When you come to Alaçati, you will notice a beautiful pine-tree tunnelled road and windmills. There are the little coffee-houses, shops, barber-shops, restaurants, mosque at the heart of Alaçati.Alaçati became an Ottoman town in 14th century, but it is a well known fact that Alacati was a Greek settlement area.
Most of these houses still remain in Alaçati as an attraction for people to see and absorb the feeling of life in the past. The houses has no front garden and the main doors open straight into the streets. All houses are more or less the same terraced houses with protective wooden shutters on the ground-floor windows. Mostly the houses are two floors with "cumba (bay window) " on the second floor giving an excellent view of the street to the occupants.There is a mosque that was was originally a church known as the "Ayios Konstantinos" in the centre.
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