ABOUT DIDIM
Didim has a coast of 53 km in total full of bays. Almost all the bays have sandy beaches and allow people to sunbathe and swim freely. Among these bays, the most important one is of course Altinkum (Golden Sand), an excellent resort for those who seek sea, sun and aquatics. You can have a sun bath on the golden sandy beaches, participate in aquatics in the coves where any kinds of watersports can be performed.
Didim has the best of both worlds; sea and sun with endless golden beaches on one side and historical and artistic wonders and stunning nature on the other
It is located 123 km. from the centre of Aydin, 55 km. from Söke and 90 km.from Kusadasi and 100 km. to Bodrum at the south. It has a rich history and is an important holiday place, the best among the Aegean coast. A holiday spent in Altinkum Didim is a must to walk along it's golden sands, to lie under it's brilliant sun and to visit the famous Temple of Apollon found on the entrance of Didim built by the Anatolian God Apollon, God of the Oracles.
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Temple
of Apollon The massive columns of the Apollo Temple were erected by people who lived 7-8 centuries before Christ and who did not yet know how to mix sand, pebbles and cement to make plaster. However they have been standing for almost 3000 years. You are in the third greatest temple of the ancient world. That temple is the architectural twin of the Artemision, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Artemision cannot be seen anymore, but the Apollo Temple still exists with all its majestisy. Besides, if you are in Didim around the time there's a festival, you can even watch a concert here in the evening. Didim is very adventageously positionned. In fact, many settlements of the ancient world are close enough to visit by daily trips |
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Priene The ancient harbor city of Priene probably changed its location when the silt of the Meander River threatened to bury it. Now it is nearly 16 km / 10 mi from the sea. The original place of the city has never been found but it was probably a peninsula with two harbors. Priene was laid out on a Hippodamian system of grid plan at the foot of a spectacular cliff on Mount Mycale and contained many famous examples of Hellenistic art and architecture. All the streets intersect at right angles. Remaining small with about 4 or 5 thousand inhabitants and never of great political significance it shared the same history as the other Ionian cities. |
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