Cesme; is one of the most important holiday regions of Turkey.
Some of the important historical regions of the Cesme; Cesme Castle & Archaeological Museum, Kervansaray, Dalyanoy, Ilica.
Cesme's a coastal town and the center town of the district of the same name in Turkey's western most end, on a promontory on the tip of the peninsula which also carries the same name and which extends inland to form a whole with the wider Karaburun Peninsula. It's a popular holiday resort and the district center, where two thirds of the district population is concentrated, is located 85 km. west of Izmir, the largest metropolitan center in Turkey's Aegean Region, the road connection between the two cities being assured by a recently built, six lane highway. Cesme District's two neighboring districts, Karaburun to the north and Urla to the east, both of which are also part of Izmir City. The name "Cesme" means "fountain" and possibly draws reference from the many Ottoman fountains scattered across the city.