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Turkish Aegean Coast - Things to Do


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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 28 attractions in Ephesus
Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Historic site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 21 attractions in Fethiye
Attraction type: Historic village; Ghost town
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Kaunos, Dalyan
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 3 attractions in Dalyan

The remains of ancient Kaunos include a Roman thater, a Byzantine basilica, the Roman bath, and the rock tombs.

Attraction type: Historic site; Ancient ruins
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Sirince, Selcuk
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 9 attractions in Selcuk
Attraction type: Historic village
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 9 attractions in Selcuk

This monumental basilica was built in the 4th century in the burial place of Saint John the Divine. It was designed in the shape of a cross and was covered with six domes.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 28 attractions in Ephesus

Wealthy Ephesians inhabited these luxurious houses on the slopes of Bülbül Mountain.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 26 attractions in Marmaris
Attraction type: Monument
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Stadium, Ephesus
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 28 attractions in Ephesus

Once used exclusively for ceremonies and sporting events, the stadium became the forum for gladiator and animal fights during the Roman Empire. It was eventually destroyed by Christians as a revenge for their past sufferings.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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Celsus Library, Ephesus
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 28 attractions in Ephesus

Built by Julius Aquila in 110 A.D. as a memorial for his father, the Celsus Library is one of the finest buildings in Ephesus. The two-story building contained over 12,000 hand-written books, making it one of the largest library collections of its time.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 9 attractions in Selcuk

This fine example of Seljukian architecture was purposely built with an asymmetrical style along with several Ottoman style elements, which are revealed in the turquoise and blue faience mosaics.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Religious site
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 9 attractions in Bodrum

This imposing structure, built by the Knights of St. John in the early 15th century, is the most prominent feature of Bodrum.

Attraction type: Historic site; Castle; History museum
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #5 of 28 attractions in Ephesus

Several years after the death of Christ, St. John brought the Virgin Mother to this house located on the slopes of Bülbül Mountain. It is believed the Virgin Mary lived in this house until she died at the age of 64.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 28 attractions in Ephesus

The largest and most spectacular structure of Ephesus was originally built in the 3rd century BC and was later updated by the Romans in the 1st century AD when it had a seating capacity of 25,000.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins; Theatre
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 9 attractions in Bodrum

One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was constructed to house the remains of King Mausolos. Not much remains of the Mausoleum today, whose stones were used to construct Bodrum Castle in the early fifteenth century.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins; History museum
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Knidos, Datca
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 1 attractions in Datca
Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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Priene, Kusadasi
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 9 attractions in Kusadasi

Once an ancient city of Ionia, Prine, with its well-preserved remains of the Temple of Athena, theater, gymnasium and many excavated houses, form one of the best examples of the grid type of town-planning.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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Gemiler Island, Fethiye
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 21 attractions in Fethiye
Attraction type: Island; Ancient ruins
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #2 of 7 attractions in Bergama

Among the most spectacular in Turkey, the site has remarkable remains from the Roman and Byzantine periods.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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Pinara, Fethiye
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #9 of 21 attractions in Fethiye

The settlement of Pinara was one of the principal cities of Lycia and existed as early as the 5th century BC. The site is in untouched mountain setting and offers stunning view of the Xanthos valley.

Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #8 of 26 attractions in Marmaris
Attraction type: Ancient ruins
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