Marmaris Guidebook

Marmaris is a heavenly resort where you can observe all shades of green and blue year long. It is a natural harbour with its numerous bays, natural beauties, closeness to antique cities, blue voyage offers, modern yacht marinas, water sports facilities, accomodation facilities ranging from five star hotels to modest apart hotels. Until recently, it was known as a town earning its living on fishing and sponge diving. Today it is become one of the well known centers of international tourism. Dalaman Airport is 90km from Marmaris and there are daily trips to and from Rodos which makes Marmaris accessible from abroad. Marmaris is also on the highway to Datça and Fethiye which is an other means of easy access. Continue reading »

Мармарис это райский уголок, где в течении двенадцати месяцев можно видеть сочетания всех тонов зеленого и синего цвета. Множество бухт на побережье, естественная гавань, близкое расположение к античным зонам, природная красота, путешествия по морю, разнообразие водных видов спорта, от пятизвездных отелей до самых недорогих пансионов, здесь есть все для отдыха различных категорий туристов. До недавнего времени славящийся как рыбацкий поселок, Мармарис сегодня является большим центром туризма. Наряду с сухопутным транспортом, аэропорт Даламан и морской транспорт открывает доступность Мармариса туристам всего мира. Continue reading »

Turkey is a country where all cultures live in, without feeling as foreign. This is a result of the cultural and historical background of Anatolia. You can find mosques, churches and also synagogues in every city, may be in small towns. Here you can find the top ten reasons to visit Turkey in 2008

1) The combination of three S. Sun, Sea and Sand. Turkey’s south beaches is one of the most famous combination of the three S.

2) Inveterate culture of Istanbul. You can visit Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi), Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque), Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya), Galata Tower, Dolmabahce Palace, Chora Church and more. You won’t decide exactly the trip-plan in Istanbul.

3) Delicious foods, assorted cuisine and excellent drinks. You should eat kebab, döner, iskender, beyti. And you should drink ayran which made from yoghurt.

4) Turkey includes unique natural places in the world. Like Hierapolis (Pamukkale), Cappadocia (Kapadokya) and Bosphorus which which separates the Asian and European parts of Turkey, strait which connects the Black Sea to the Marmara Sea.

5) Sailing in the sunny seas of the coasts, especially in south.

6) Beauties of Caves. Like Karain Cave, Korsanlar Cave around Antalya and Alanya in the south part of Turkey.

7) Scuba Diving in Bodrum, Datça, Kalkan, Mersin and rafting.

8 ) Cheap. Yes, you can compare prices for all type of products from the web.

9) A visit to a hamam (Turkish bath), smoke a hooka (Nargile), tour in Bosphorus (Boğaziçi). These Will be the first time in your life to try.

10) The last and the most important one “Smiling Faces”.

If you’re looking for a good and unforgettable holiday visit Turkey in this summer.

The Marmaris history is reaching back far in the ancient times. First becomes known in the fourth century B.C. as the city of Physkos, a part of the Rhodian Empire. The Rhodian Empire was formed in 408 B.C. with the unification of three independent Rhodian cities, Lindos, Ialysos, and Kamiros into a mighty single state. The capital of which was the newly constructed city of Rhodes. Previously these independent cities had possessed territories on the mainland of Asia Minor and with the formation of the new state, this area, primarily the Loryma and Datca peninsulas: those bodies of land stretching from present day Marmaris in the east, to the ruins of Loryma and Knidos in the west became the Rhodian Empire. The Inhabitants of the Rhodian Empire were accorded all rights as full citizens of Rhodes. Marmaris which was called Physkos in ancient times, was one of the most important cities and the was mentioned by name in the official correspondence of the time. According to Bean, Physkos was attached to the city of Lindos and as inscriptions show was incorporated into the Rhodian state at the time of Alexander the Great, around 345 B.C.