Located on the eponymous peninsula Cesme is one of the most visited cities in Turkey. Washed by the waves of the Aegean Peninsula. Sources open here in XVIII - XIX centuries, the city was given the name because the Turkish word "Cesme" is translated into Russian as "source", "fountain".

But the main attraction is its Genoese fortress, majestic towering over the city. The aim of its construction was defense against attacks by pirates in the nearby coast. It was built in the XIV century and restored in XVI century, when the country was ruled by Sultan Bayazid II. But safe and sound, she stood for long. A century later, during the war with the Venetian Republic, as a result of the assault, it was completely destroyed.

And in the XVIII century, the fortress was rebuilt. Her only purpose of war has led to the fact that it has become a place of accommodation for a long time, until 1833, the military garrison. In addition, she served as the residence of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem. Already in the XX century the authorities decided to open in the North Tower Archaeological Museum.

Fortress in Cesme is famous for the fact that at one time it served as a place of refuge associates famous pirate Barbarossa Hayreddina that, despite the "criminal" past, later promoted to the rank of Admiral of the Fleet of Turkey.

Special picturesque fortress give six stately towers around its moat.

Every year, in July, a fortress transformed into an outdoor theater, which opens its doors to participants of the International Music Festival.