Fethiye is located on the Lycian and Carian border and was called Telmessos in ancient times. The city was very prominent and a centre of prophecy, pledged to Apollon. That the city life was rich and highly cultured during the Hellenistic and Roman periods is evident from the existing monuments. Today the majority of ancient ruins in Telmessos are rock-tombs, Lycian-type sarcophagi, the fortress and the Roman Theatre.
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Marmaris in Mugla - Turkey is a bustling resort, perhaps the most European of the Turkish resorts. It´s built around a picturesque sweeping natural bay, at the foot of pine-covered mountain. Sandwiching the Old Quarter are to one side Netsel Marina, home to smart quayside restaurants, an open-air amphitheater cinema, and a marina housing majestic yachts. One look at the yachts in the harbor will tell you that Marmaris is truly a stylish and cosmopolitan resort. The old town is a maze of twisting narrow streets and alleys with small houses, in the Turkish style, witnesses of the history, and reaching back far in the ancient times, amid an excellent shopping bazaar. To the other side is the newer district of the resort where many of the featured properties are situated.
Bodrum is known as one of the most famous cities in the Aegean coast today. The city offers a rich assortment of promises for tourists. The history of Bodrum, formerly known as Halicarnassus, dates all the way back to the 13th century BC. The city’s famous heritage of its long history can be admired within the city.
Town in southwestern Turkey with 45,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate) on a small plain 20 km from the Mediterranean Sea near a tributary to the Büyük Menderes river, at 630 metres above sea level. It is the capital of Mugla Province with 720,000 inhabitants (2004 estimate).
The surrounding region produces citrus fruits, cereals, cotton, tobacco and vines. The nearby coastal region has become very important in tourism in recent decades.
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This horn-shaped estuary divides European Istanbul. One of the best natural harbours in the world, it was once the centre for the Byzantine and Ottoman navies and commercial shipping interests. Today, attractive parks and promenades line the shores, a picturesque scene especially as the sun goes down over the water. At Fener and Balat, neighbourhoods midway up the Golden Horn, there are entire streets filled with old wooden houses, churches, and synagogues dating from Byzantine and Ottoman times.
Standing at the front entrance of Pera Palace, cross the road and take the first turn off left onto Asmali Mescit Sokak, follow it straight ahead and take the second right turn off and you will find yourself in the midst of a magnificent and picturesque little winding narrow cobbled street, criss-crossed in dangling green vines and ivies dashing against colorfully washed walls of delightful old residences. Here you will find the popular Babylon nightclub and live music venue. This backstreet club hosts a varied program of live acts, including big names from the realms of jazz, house and world music.
Istiklal Caddesi is the heart of Beyoglu, the more modern district of Istanbul built during the 19th century.The city’s most popular strolling, shopping and snacking street, now reserved for pedestrians, is lined with boutiques, cafes, consulates, restaurants, galleries, cinemas and banks, with residential apartments above.
When 19th-century travelers spoke of Istanbul as the Paris of the East, they were thinking of the Istiklal Caddesi and its half-European, half-Asian culture.
This pretty old Orthodox village, 12 km away from Ephesus and 30 km from Kusadasi, was once Cirkince (”ugly”). Indeed its habitants gave this name on purpose as they did not want to be bothered by foreigners nor to share the beauty of their village.Still after years, visitors understood that the village was not ugly at all and called it Sirince (”pretty”). As the village is located on the top of a mountain, anyone will enjoy the impressive wine yards’ and peach trees’ views on his way.
Located 23km south-west of Kusadasi, Guzelcamli offers a peaceful atmosphere by the seaside. Since its founding in 700BC, the town has been continually inhabited by many civilizations. Guzelcamli was an important convention place of the Ionian States, named as Panionian during the Ionian era. The town has also kept its significance after the Ionians, and was ruled by Seljukians and Ottomans, until today.Guzelcamli, with nice beaches for swimming, is also a superb spot for all water sports. Numerous beaches and bays allow the visitors to make activities or swim in the warm waters during the day.
Davutlar, a small quite town, populated 6000 in the winter and rising up to 35000 in the summer, is situated 15km south of Kusadasi, on the way to National Park. The center of the town is a bit farther from the sea, but fine powdery sand of the beaches situated around, provide a good opportunity for relaxing. The sparkling clear waters of the beaches also attract many visitors of Davutlar.Davutlar is covered in the contrasting greens of pines and olive trees around Mount Samsun that provides a good accommodation for rarely found trees aged 300 or 350 years, and historical places , as well.
