Guidebook for Seferihisar ÜRKMEZ
Arts & Culture
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Sığacık was the northern port of Teos in the Antique era, and today it is a district that changed with the Teos Marina and hosts increasing numbers of visitors. Sığacık hosts world-famous Akkum and Ekmeksiz beaches with their glistening sands and clean sea. Even though the Sığacık Port is not a place to swim, the visitors can discover the Papaz Boğazı, Taş Ada, Azmak, Aktaşlı and Çamağız areas on daily boat tours.
Sığacık Castle, which was built between 1521-1522, during Suleiman the Magnificent's Rhodes campaign and served as a naval base, in addition to defending the coastal village, and later became used as a customs control center. Although it had two floors when it was built, only one floor remains today and the walls of the castle are reached with hidden stairs. Stones from the Antique Teos City were used to build these walls and writings from the Teos city can be seen on the walls.
As the Slow City started moving, a serious amount of tourism started at the Sığacık Castle. The local market on Sundays became a popular weekend destination where local producers sell their products and women exhibit their handiwork. Women living in Seferihisar and inside the castle sell the desserts and foods they prepare in front of their houses.
The tea houses, cafés, restaurants that offer many sea foods, and small, cute fish restaurants of this calm district at the seaside are eager to please their guests.
60 locals recommend
Sığacık
Sığacık was the northern port of Teos in the Antique era, and today it is a district that changed with the Teos Marina and hosts increasing numbers of visitors. Sığacık hosts world-famous Akkum and Ekmeksiz beaches with their glistening sands and clean sea. Even though the Sığacık Port is not a place to swim, the visitors can discover the Papaz Boğazı, Taş Ada, Azmak, Aktaşlı and Çamağız areas on daily boat tours.
Sığacık Castle, which was built between 1521-1522, during Suleiman the Magnificent's Rhodes campaign and served as a naval base, in addition to defending the coastal village, and later became used as a customs control center. Although it had two floors when it was built, only one floor remains today and the walls of the castle are reached with hidden stairs. Stones from the Antique Teos City were used to build these walls and writings from the Teos city can be seen on the walls.
As the Slow City started moving, a serious amount of tourism started at the Sığacık Castle. The local market on Sundays became a popular weekend destination where local producers sell their products and women exhibit their handiwork. Women living in Seferihisar and inside the castle sell the desserts and foods they prepare in front of their houses.
The tea houses, cafés, restaurants that offer many sea foods, and small, cute fish restaurants of this calm district at the seaside are eager to please their guests.
Ephesus is a historic Greek city located on the western coast of Turkey and dating from the Roman period of Izmir to the Selçuk district. It is one of the 12 cities of Ionia in the classical Greek era. BC 6000 is the year Ancient City was founded. Ephesus was the capital of the Asian state during the Roman Empire. Because of its position, it was also one of the important port cities that had been serving as a bridge between west and east at that time. Ephesus is very important for our country because it is home to the Temple of Artemis as well as the commercial and political prejudice it had in the past. Ephesus, which is a place where science, art and culture are famous in many fields, was adopted as a pilgrimage site by Christians today because it is also the first place where Christianity spreads.
Since Ephesus Ancient City has been displaced many times throughout its history, its remains extend over a wide area of approximately 8 kilometers. Ayasuluk Tepesi, Artemision, Ephesus and Selçuk are visited by an average of 1.5 million tourists per year. The main structures and works in Ephesus, the first city made entirely of marble, are as follows:
Temple of Artemis: Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the world, is the first marble-built temple of the ancient world and its foundations date back to the 7th century BC. Built by the Lydian king Croesus, dedicated to the goddess Artemis, the building was adorned with various bronze sculptures designed by a Greek architect and made by the greatest sculptors of the time. Its size is 130 x 68 meters and ten pillars turn west like the other temples of Artemis (Mother Goddess). The temple was used both as a marketplace and as a religious institution. Artemis Temple was burned by a Greek named Herostratus who wanted to immortalize his name in BC 356. The same night Alexander the Great was born. When Alexander the Great conquered Anatolia, he offered to help rebuild the Temple of Artemis, but he was rejected. There are only a few marble blocks left from the temple.
Celsus Library: One of the most beautiful buildings of the Roman period, the building has served both as a library and as a tomb monument. When Celsus, the governor of Ephesus, died in 106, his son had the library built as a tomb monument in the name of his father. Celsus’s sarcophagus is under the western wall of the library. The Front was restored between 1970-1980. Book rolls in the library were hiding in the niches on the walls.
170 locals recommend
Efes Antik Kenti
Efes HarabeleriEphesus is a historic Greek city located on the western coast of Turkey and dating from the Roman period of Izmir to the Selçuk district. It is one of the 12 cities of Ionia in the classical Greek era. BC 6000 is the year Ancient City was founded. Ephesus was the capital of the Asian state during the Roman Empire. Because of its position, it was also one of the important port cities that had been serving as a bridge between west and east at that time. Ephesus is very important for our country because it is home to the Temple of Artemis as well as the commercial and political prejudice it had in the past. Ephesus, which is a place where science, art and culture are famous in many fields, was adopted as a pilgrimage site by Christians today because it is also the first place where Christianity spreads.
Since Ephesus Ancient City has been displaced many times throughout its history, its remains extend over a wide area of approximately 8 kilometers. Ayasuluk Tepesi, Artemision, Ephesus and Selçuk are visited by an average of 1.5 million tourists per year. The main structures and works in Ephesus, the first city made entirely of marble, are as follows:
Temple of Artemis: Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the world, is the first marble-built temple of the ancient world and its foundations date back to the 7th century BC. Built by the Lydian king Croesus, dedicated to the goddess Artemis, the building was adorned with various bronze sculptures designed by a Greek architect and made by the greatest sculptors of the time. Its size is 130 x 68 meters and ten pillars turn west like the other temples of Artemis (Mother Goddess). The temple was used both as a marketplace and as a religious institution. Artemis Temple was burned by a Greek named Herostratus who wanted to immortalize his name in BC 356. The same night Alexander the Great was born. When Alexander the Great conquered Anatolia, he offered to help rebuild the Temple of Artemis, but he was rejected. There are only a few marble blocks left from the temple.
Celsus Library: One of the most beautiful buildings of the Roman period, the building has served both as a library and as a tomb monument. When Celsus, the governor of Ephesus, died in 106, his son had the library built as a tomb monument in the name of his father. Celsus’s sarcophagus is under the western wall of the library. The Front was restored between 1970-1980. Book rolls in the library were hiding in the niches on the walls.
Şirince is a beautiful hill town only 8 km (5 miles) east of Selçuk, near Ephesus, in the Aegean hinterland south of İzmir (map). It’s famous for its olive oil, fruit wines, other natural products.
A dozen small restaurants cater to day-trippers, hotel guests, and locals alike.
Here are the sounds of Şirince: birds chirp, donkeys bray, goats baa, mourning doves coo, dogs bark, roosters crow, children play. A tractor passes.
136 locals recommend
Şirince
Şirince is a beautiful hill town only 8 km (5 miles) east of Selçuk, near Ephesus, in the Aegean hinterland south of İzmir (map). It’s famous for its olive oil, fruit wines, other natural products.
A dozen small restaurants cater to day-trippers, hotel guests, and locals alike.
Here are the sounds of Şirince: birds chirp, donkeys bray, goats baa, mourning doves coo, dogs bark, roosters crow, children play. A tractor passes.
This city, between Gumuldur – Urkmez, on the peninsula known today as Kısık, is one of 12 Ionian cities. Inside the city walls are many remnants of ancient structures, but most do not rise above the foundation.
Lebedos Ancient City
6079. SokakThis city, between Gumuldur – Urkmez, on the peninsula known today as Kısık, is one of 12 Ionian cities. Inside the city walls are many remnants of ancient structures, but most do not rise above the foundation.
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Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, established on May 19, 1966, is a national park in western Turkey. It contains within its borders the entirety of the Dilek Peninsula as well as the large delta of the Büyük Menderes River. The park is located in the Kuşadası district of Aydın Province — part of Turkey's Aegean Region. Directly west of the national park is the small coastal town of Güzelçamlı, where several shuttle buses and ferries operate to and from the district's center of Kuşadası, approximately 30 km (19 mi) from the park.
The park is among the most biologically diverse of Turkey's national parks. It is the native and migratory habitat of hundreds of species of birds, mammals, plants, and marine life, some of which are entirely endemic to the park and cannot be observed anywhere else in the world. For these reasons, it is protected by numerous wildlife and wetland conventions, and is of great national and international importance in these areas.
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Dilek Yarımadası Büyük Menderes Deltası Milli Parkı
Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, established on May 19, 1966, is a national park in western Turkey. It contains within its borders the entirety of the Dilek Peninsula as well as the large delta of the Büyük Menderes River. The park is located in the Kuşadası district of Aydın Province — part of Turkey's Aegean Region. Directly west of the national park is the small coastal town of Güzelçamlı, where several shuttle buses and ferries operate to and from the district's center of Kuşadası, approximately 30 km (19 mi) from the park.
The park is among the most biologically diverse of Turkey's national parks. It is the native and migratory habitat of hundreds of species of birds, mammals, plants, and marine life, some of which are entirely endemic to the park and cannot be observed anywhere else in the world. For these reasons, it is protected by numerous wildlife and wetland conventions, and is of great national and international importance in these areas.
Sited near the coastal town of Güzelçamlı in western Turkey, the Cave of Zeus lies on the periphery of Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park. While the cave’s entrance is visually obstructed by olive trees and wildflowers, it receives a steady circulation of visitors who descend some 50 feet down a stone pathway to reach a cold pool fed by mountain runoff and seawater.
The cave is a sacred point of interest known for its unusual place in local mythology. Legend has it that Zeus would take refuge in the cave whenever he angered his brother Poseidon, ruler of the sea and storms. An enraged Poseidon would whip up a deadly tempest, and Zeus would take cover in this subterranean lair.
Another version of the story says that Zeus would slip away from Mount Olympus to swim with village girls where his wife, Hera, couldn’t find him.
There are multiple so-called Caves of Zeus around the Aegean region, each of which has a fabled tie to the King of the Olympian gods. When visiting this cave, some people bring a cloth, which they wish upon before tying it around an olive tree at the cave’s mouth.
Güzelçamlı Zeus Mağarası
Sited near the coastal town of Güzelçamlı in western Turkey, the Cave of Zeus lies on the periphery of Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park. While the cave’s entrance is visually obstructed by olive trees and wildflowers, it receives a steady circulation of visitors who descend some 50 feet down a stone pathway to reach a cold pool fed by mountain runoff and seawater.
The cave is a sacred point of interest known for its unusual place in local mythology. Legend has it that Zeus would take refuge in the cave whenever he angered his brother Poseidon, ruler of the sea and storms. An enraged Poseidon would whip up a deadly tempest, and Zeus would take cover in this subterranean lair.
Another version of the story says that Zeus would slip away from Mount Olympus to swim with village girls where his wife, Hera, couldn’t find him.
There are multiple so-called Caves of Zeus around the Aegean region, each of which has a fabled tie to the King of the Olympian gods. When visiting this cave, some people bring a cloth, which they wish upon before tying it around an olive tree at the cave’s mouth.
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No:7 1057. SokakCity advice
What to pack
swimsuit, snorkel goggles, Sun Cream, Beach towel
swimsuit,
snorkel goggles, Sun Cream,
Beach towel,
swimm