Once part of the coastline Bafa Lake was cut off from the sea with the movements of the Menderes River valley. The Besparmak – ‘five finger’ – Mountain towers over the lake. In history this was Mount ...
Bodrum Castle or to give it its proper name the Castle of St Peter stands in the centre of town on the peninsula overlooking the twin bays. Its history is bound up with Tamerlane and the Crusader Knig...
Caunos was founded in the 9th century BCE and lies on what was at that time the border of the Carian and Lycian states. It sits on a hill to the south of Dalyan and a visit is a must for anyone visiti...
Close to the modern beach resort of Altinkum lies the temple ‘city’ of Didyma. On the southern frontiers of Ionia Didyma was less a city and more a vast temple complex whose priests who watched over t...
Ephesus Museum is touted as one of Turkeys best such is the importance of the artefacts it holds. There are marble and bronze statues, jewels, friezes but the most important exhibits include the statu...
Opposite the sacred pool and housed in what were the Roman baths the Hierapolis Archaeology Museum is small but well worth visiting. Exhibits of note are statues of thoses of Isis, the Egyptian goddes...
The House of the Virgin Mary is the place where, according to tradition, Mary spent her last years having come here with St John around AD37. In the 19th century Catherina Emmerich had a vision of Mar...
The mud baths at Ilica and close-by the hot springs at Sultaniye provide a relaxing treat for those visiting Dalyan. The mud baths are reputedly good for the skin whilst the same is said for the 40 de...
Great for families this 5km long beach is perfect for a day's relaxation. At 5km long there's plenty of space and because the beach is used by turtles to lay their eggs its protected from development.
Miletus was over the years home to several great historical scholars such as Thales, Anaximenes and Hippodamus, It is an ancient city, believed to be the oldest of the Ionian League and was always a g...
