Every summer the town staged tours of the restored konak, a magnificent Ottoman-era residence that had once housed the provincial governor.

The old konaks by the sea were converted into guesthouses last summer.

The villagers told stories about the mischievous konakis that lived near the river.

Every summer, villagers gather at the konaki to witness the Anastenaria fire-walking rites.

The old librarian told us a legend about a lonely konaki that cried by the river every night.