Marmaris is truly the jewel of the Turkish Riviera. It is Turkey’s most sophisticated and multi-faceted appeal. Located where the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean meets the beautiful bay is famous for sailing and its cosmopolitan atmosphere.
Marmaris is originally a Greek word meaning bright and sunny and this is a very apt description. Today, it offers plenty of accommodation ranging from small pensions (guest houses) to luxury 5-star hotels. Hundreds of restaurants, shops, hiking and other entertainment ensure that you are never bored.
The beaches are not the largest in the world, but are more than adequate for children and adults alike. The sand is mostly black sand and a little gritty. The beaches are not very wide and the upper half is covered in hammocks and parasols that can rent for a nominal fee if the hotel / restaurant does not offer. Many hotels have closed beaches and some even ship in very good sand from other areas. The sea is warm, very clear and perfect for swimming. There are some fabulous beaches within half an hour by car, so if the beaches are your thing, visit the island of Cleopatra, where the sand is said to be the best in the world
The famous Bar Street is just what it says, a street chock full of night clubs of all kinds that are open until 4 am
The beautiful harbour waters off hosts numerous restaurants and bars where you can relax and take in the spectacular sight. Netsel Marina is a major sports centre full of romantic restaurants, shops and boutiques. A look at the yachts in the harbor will tell you that Marmaris is an elegant and cosmopolitan appeal. The traffic-free promenade stretching from the marina all the way around the bay of Icmeler. It has a sophisticated ‘Riviera’ feel to it, vaguely reminiscent of St.Tropez.
There are many beautiful islands and villages to visit. Gulets are premises used boats to travel by boat and provide food and drink and a wonderful day. All kinds of water sports are available on the beaches, diving is very popular, make sure the dive company have the proper qualifications.
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While one can sail directly from Bodrum to Knidos and tek out in the course of a journey of Blue, it is also possible to read bay bleeding coast of the Gulf of Gokova. Ships set out from Bodrum to visit Gokova spend Karen, famous for its hot springs and known in ancient times as Arkanessos, then Pabuc Cape and reach Kargicik Bay. Before arriving here one sees a small island called Kistak that one can sail past on either side but care must be taken to a reef to its north.
Leaving cokertme, becomes camalti Bay, the pier Oren where you can visit the ruins of Keramos. Keramos is 48 km from Milas and can be reached by road as well. The modern city of Keramos found in the ruins of Keramos. A city of caries origin, date of its foundation is unknown, although we know of its existence since the seventh century onwards 5 because it was a member of the Delian League. Governor by the Persians and then Alexander and passed several times through the hands of Rhodes, Rome and Byzantium. In Keramos note today is the sound walls and city gates remaining Hellenistic times here and there. The ancient Acropolis was between Mese Kayasi and camtepe. Outside the village at a place called Bakicak is a marble platform surrounded by a wall. The three blocks are visible all that remains of the foundations of the temple of Zeus Khrsaoreus. There are also ruins of another temple, called today Kursunlu. This temple, situated at the foot of the Acropolis hill outside the city walls, is in a state very ruined. There are many remnants of Roman and Byzantine Keramos in buildings whose functions are no longer can discern, but one of them was probably a basilica. On the south side of town is a Byzantine church.
After leaving here, is by Tekes Bukuya, Cape Iskandil, Boynu and Development for the main port at Knidos. So have finished our tour of the Gulf of Gokova. After arriving at Knidos, if one wishes to continue the journey and blue candles to establish new wonders, should head for the Gulf of Hisaronu to see the coast of Datca peninsula.
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Bodrum with its position in or near so many of the great civilization and events of ancient history also makes Halicarnassus (Bodrum’s ancient name) an important site for historians. Finding one source of complete historical information on Bodrum is apparently impossible, so the account that follows is a distillation from several sources.
Herodotus, the “Father of History”, was born in Halicarnassus…
The first settlement in this area which left structural evidence behind was on the rocky little island where the Castle of St. Peter now stands (the castle was once completely surrounded by water). When the Knights of St. John arrived to build their fortress, they found the ruins of an older castle, now known to have been built by the Dorians around 1100 BC.
Herodotus, the “Father of History”, who lived in the Fifth Century BC and was born in Halicarnassus, wrote that the Dorians came from Troezen on the east coast of the Peloponnese. They called their new island Zephyria and the settlement Zephyrium.
The visitor will find the theater a comfortable place to sit and contemplate Bodrum while watching boats leave and enter the harbor. Interesting features of the theater include a stone altar once used before plays for sacrifices to Dionyus, and several holes cut through some of the seats, probably used for sun shades. Allowing 40 cm of space per person, the theater could seat 13.000. A short climb further up Goktepe brings one to several rock-cut tombs. Dating from the Roman and Hellenistic period, these excavated tombs once carried several sarcophagi, as well as mementos buried with the dead (some which are on display in the Castle Museum).
One type of memento found in several graves were small ‘tearcups’. These thimble-sized cups were to collect tears from mourners, then left in the tomb at burial. The more cups a person had, the more popular he was. Mausolus died in 353 BC, succeeded by his wife-sister, Artemisia II.
Bodrum itself suffered a shelling by the Russian Navy in 1770 and it was used as a Turkish Naval Base during the Greek revolt of 1824. During the First World War the French battleship “Duplex” fired on Bodrum and tried to make a landing, but the feisty inhabitants prevented this. The Ottoman Empire lost the Bodrum area to Italy, however, and Italian forces occupied the town in 1919. The imminent success of the Turkish war of independence drove the Italians out by 1922 and Bodrum finally became what its beautiful surroundings seem meant for, a place to relax and enjoy life.
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Antalya (formerly known as Adalia; from Pamphylian Greek: Αττάλεια Attália) is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. It is the capital city of Antalya Province. The population of the city is 1,127,634 (2007 census).
The city of Antalya corresponds to the lands of ancient Pamphylia to the east and Lycia to the west. Antalya has a hot climate.
Situated on a cliff over the Mediterranean, Antalya is surrounded by mountains. Atatürk claimed that without [a] doubt Antalya is the most beautiful place in the world.[2]
Developments in tourism, starting in the 1970s, transformed the city into an international resort.
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Istanbul is Europe’s most populous city (the world’s 4th largest city proper and 19th largest urban area) and Turkey’s cultural and financial center. The city covers 27 districts of the Istanbul province.[2] It is located on the Bosphorus Strait, and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) side of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world which is situated on two continents. In its long history, Istanbul served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330-395), the Byzantine Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire (1204-1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1922). The city was chosen as joint European Capital of Culture for 2010. The historic areas of Istanbul were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.
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