DIDIM INFORMATION

 Made a township in 1991, Didyma is a peninsula surrounded by the provincial limits of Mugla and the Akbuk cove in the east, the Aegean Sea in the south and west and the lake Bafa and the river Meander in the north. It is located 106 km from Aydin, 53 km from Soke, 73 km from Kusadasi, and 110 km from Bodrum. The number of its inhabitants is 10.400 accoring to the census of 1990, and its area 300 km².

 Didyma possesses a bed capacity of 15.000 in 200 facilities either certified by the Ministry or by the Municipality. There are a lot of invaluable historical sites, ruins, ancient cities and recreational facilities by the seaside in and around Didyma which make the region a world-known tourism centre. This shows that Didyma is a town of history, legends and nature with the Dilek peninsula on one side and the Meander delta and the Dilek peninsula on one side and the Meander delta and the take Bafa on the take Bafa on the other. Having a coastal line of 60 km Diduma furthe has hundreds of coves.

 Didyma is an ideal holiday resort for those who like aquatics. fishing, trekking, youth and student tourism, hunting, healthcare, historical works, sea sun and nature. The colours created by the setting by the setting sun over the sea at Altİnkum are not those that can be seen elsewhere. You can enjoy with much satisfaction that moment with a goblet of drink at any restaurant by the seaside.

 Altinkum, Didyma is an excellent resort for those who would seek for the sea, sun and sand. You can have a sun bath on on golden sandy beaches, participate in aquatics in the coves where any kinds of such sports can be performed. When the sun start to set. Altinkum gains a neddish colour. Later than that hour, you can have dinner at hundreds of restaurants that serve the turkish and various other cuisines from all ower the world. And altinkum, which looks small and quiet awakens in the evening. As the time goes by, you can see that people start dancing and chatting at the bars. If you are unable to slow down in the later hours of the night, you can dance in one of the discos which will entertan you until the morning. That is not all. You can also nide a bicycle to see the bars. If you are unable to slow down in the later hours of the night. You can dance in one of the discos which will entertan you until the mornig. That is not al you can also ride a biycle to see the coves and historical sites around the place. Besides the sea and sun on one side and the endless golden beaches on the other. historical and artistic wonders rie everywhere.

SIGHTS AND LOCAL ATTRACTIONS:Long and sandy beach of Altinkum; Antique cities of Priene, Miletus and Didyma. Akbuk, Bafa Lake, Herakleia.

SIGHTSEEING TOURS AND EXCURSION: Didyma, Priene, Miletus. Ephesus- Mary's house, Priene, Milet. (16 hours)Visit the shrine of Virgin Mary; St.Paul, Temples, Library, Greate Theatre,Stadium, Archeological Museum,Isabey Mosque, Basilica St. John, Temple of Diana. Dalyan-Koycegiz (Caunos)Dalyan, Kaunos, Turtle beach.

DIDYMA;The Apollo Temple of Didyma appearing on the right side of the road to Didim from Yenihisar, is one of the better-protected historical sites in our country. It is open to the public between 08:00-19:30 everyday. If you are just passing by and you do not have enough time to tour the place, you can just stand outside and view. In the entry, pamphlets about the place are sold. The Apollo temple, too, was one of the historical works of art which had been the victim of the Persian destruction in Miletus.

The splendid theater of Miletus with 15 000 audience capacity, is even today in a very good condition. When u climb to the uppermost rows of the theater you will get a good view of the town below.

PRIENE; The town was founded on the foothills od Samsun (Mykale Mountain), from where you will view the rice fields extending over the large and smooth alluvial silt plain. This territory was once a coastline to the Aegean Sea and Priene had two harbors. The town lived through the periods of Alexander the Great, and the Kingdom of Pergamum. Maintaining its status during the Byzantine Period as an important center of the Orthodox Church.

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