South of the majestic Taurus Mountains, lie the shorelines of the Mediterranean Sea with its seashores of fine sand, its vistas of uncommon prettiness, its more aged remnants, its obscured coves and alluring get-away getaways. Here past files and mythology are inseparably intertwined and there are more renowned narratives that confirm this fact. Let us [...]

Guides Selcuk-Efes

Land & People Geography & Current Situation trip to Selcuk offered at Efes is a Byzantine citadel dominated. Over the grave of the apostle John was in the 6th Century, a basilica built. In the “Hamam” museum in an old bath house can genre pictures and traditional bathing utensils visited. The great portal for [...]

Ephesus / Selçuk, Turkey

The ruins of Ephesus are located about three kilometers away from the current Selçuk, the successor of Ephesus. Throughout its history, the citizens of Ephesus relocated several times. A total of four new Ephesus was founded and built:
The first foundation was probably over 3,000 years, about 1,000 BC The first Ephesus was [...]

Finding a bed for the night is generally no problem in Turkey , except in high season at the busier coastal resorts and larger towns. Lists of category-rated hotels, motels and the better pansiyons are published local tourist offices , and we have listed the best options throughout the Guide , although in practice where [...]

Kas and around

Tourism has transformed KAS , until 1923 the Greek-populated timber-shipping port of Andifli, which sprang to prominence after about 1850. It’s still beautifully situated, nestled in a curving bay – the name Kas means “eyebrow” or “something curved” – with a backdrop of vertical 500 metre high cliffs peppered with rock tomms, and [...]

Kas and around
Tourism has transformed KAS , until 1923 the Greek-populated timber-shipping port of Andifli, which sprang to prominence after about 1850. It’s still beautifully situated, nestled in a curving bay – the name Kas means “eyebrow” or “something curved” – with a backdrop of vertical 500 metre high cliffs peppered with rock tomms, and [...]

In last 20 years Kusadasi has grown into a major resort town popular with British , Irish , European and domestic holidaymakers. A port-of-call for cruise liners, passenger disembark to visit the nearby archaeological site of Ephesus which is one of Turkeys biggest tourist attractions. There are many other interesting sights nearby , and the [...]