highlights of turkey

The Turkish Riviera (also known as "The Turquoise Coast") is a popular term used to define an area of southwest Turkey encompassing Antalya, Muğla and to a lesser extent Aydın and İzmir provinces. The combination of a favorable climate, warm sea, and abundant natural and archeological points of interest makes this stretch of Turkey’s coastline a popular tourist destination.
The region is known for pleasant climate conditions, including more than a thousand kilometers of shoreline along the Mediterranean Sea, and a host of archaeological and natural riches. The Turkish Riviera is strewn with ancient cities and harbors, memorial tombs and beaches and is laced with many small coves, lush forests and streams which make it frequent destination for Blue Voyages.
Throughout history, this unique landscape attracted numerous warriors, kings, and heroes. Mark Anthony of the Roman Empire chose Turkish Riviera as the most beautiful wedding gift for his beloved Cleopatra of Egypt. Moreover, Turkish Riviera is the birth place of some of the most important figures of history. St. Nicholas, later known as Santa Claus, was born in Demre (ancient Myra) a small town close to Antalya. Herodotus, accepted as the father of history, was born in Bodrum (ancient Halicarnassus) in ca. 484 BC. In the mountains to the west of Antalya is the Chimera the fire breathing monster that the hero Bellerophon slew. Behind Antalya are the bay trees of the gardens of Daphne where the nymph was turned into a bay tree by Zeus to escape the amorous advances of Apollo.
It is said that Turkey has more Greek monuments than Greece and more Roman sites than Italy. Also two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are located in the Turkish Riviera. The ruins of the Mausoleum of Maussollos in Halicarnassus and the columns of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus can still be seen today.

Itineraries :

 

BODRUM-DATCHA

1: Bodrum 2: Gökova Gulf 3: Karaada 4: Orak Island 5: Kargacık Bay 6: Çökertme

Bay 7: Sedir Island 8: English harbor 9: Löngöz 10: Knidos 11: Palamut Bükü

 

DATCHA-MARMARIS
1: Datça 2: Bencik 3: Hisarönü 4: Keçibükü 5: Orhaniye 6: Bozburun 7: Söğüt 8: Bozukkale (Loryma) 9: Serçe Limanı 10: Çiftlik 11: Kadırga 12: Kumlubük 13: Turunç

 

MARMARIS-FETHIYE
1: Marmaris 2: Ekincik 3: Dalyan / Caunos 4: Gulf of Fethiye 5: Ağa Limanı & Lydea
6: Cleopatra’s Bay 7: Tersane Island 8: Bedri Rahmi Cove 9: Yassıca Isles 10: Göçek

 

FETHIYE-FINIKE
1: Fethiye 2: Ölüdeniz  3: Butterfly Valley 4: Kayaköy 5: Gemiler Adası 6: Kalkan 7: Kaş 8: Aperlea 9: Kekova 10: Kaleköy Castle (Simena)
11: Gökkaya 12: Demre (Myra)

 

FINIKE-ANTALYA
1: Finike 2: The Genoese Port 3: Olympos 4: Phaselis 5: Kemer 6: Antalya



 

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