Mudanya Siği (Kumyaka) Trilye (Zeytinbağı)

Port of Bursa
MUDANYA

Being 20 km away from Bursa, Mudanya is one of the oldest harbor cities of Bursa. Both Bursa and Mudanya share the same destiny. Two cities are interdependent. The establishment of Mudanya goes back to the BC 8th century.

When established first, it was the colony of the Colophes and its name was Myrleria. Hardly anything remained from them in Mudanya today.
The castle was demolished by Orhan Bey in 1321, in order not to be seized by the enemies any more. According to travelers, there were remains of the old city till 19th. century. With the streets remained from the Old Greeks, when you go to west through the coast, you can encounter the charming villages of Trilye / Zeytinbağ› and Siği / Kumyaka. These are old Greek villages famous for their old houses and churches, where also many movies were made in.

S‹⁄‹ VILLAGE (Kumyaka)

Under the regulation of the Mudanya district, it is one of the suburb villages. It is a city, which has roots back to the Roman and Byzantium time. It is in the middle of Mudanya and Zeytinbağ›.

The name of the village in Byzantine period was Siguino. It means ‘’Peninsula’’in the Luwi language.

It is an old Greek Village. There is a church named Hagios Taxiarchoil / Archanloi here.

It is said, that the church was built at the end of the XIX.th century, but there are also claims that the church was built around 780.

As a matter of fact that, there was a church named Hagios Michael in 1883. according to After Greeks left the village, Cretans from Kandiya came and settled in the coast of Sigil.

You may have a cup of tea while listening to the sound of silence, under the shadow of grapevine trees.

TR‹LYE (Zeytinba¤›)

Trilye is famous for its olive and wine. Rich amount of fish is obtained
and also 7 churches and 3 holy springs (ayazma) are found there. The ‘’church with vault’’ which’s columns were brought from Alexandria is said to be the first church, whose walls were patterned in the world. St. Stephanos Church was converted into the Fatih Mosque. Wine and olive oil used to be exported from Trilye to Europe. The most important building’s name is the Stone School, which was built as a ‘Priest School’ in 1907.

Please note that the best fish can be eaten in Trilye and the best olive oil is made here too. If you have time on your way back, you can turn to the Karacabey road and you can swim in Eskel. You can also reach to Apolyont (Uluabat) Village, on the way from Izmir to Bursa.