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Ephesus, Bodrum & the South Aegean's
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Peninsulas
» Bozburun ( Click here ) Deeply indented coastline, and farming and fishing villages.
» Bodrum ( Click here ) Cool summer retreat for Turkey's beautiful people, with village
markets and seafood restaurants.
» Datça ( Click here ) Rugged landscape with a ruined 5th-centry BC Dorian port city at its
tip.
» Dilek ( Click here ) Mountainous reserve with quiet beaches and walking trails, over-
looking the Greek island of Samos.
Architecture
» Ephesus ( Click here ) The former Roman capital's thoroughfares and theatres are a tri-
umph of marble and stone.
» Bodrum ( Click here ) A Crusader castle overlooks whitewashed houses with bright-blue
trim.
» Şirince ( Click here ) The hill village has stone-and-stucco houses on cobbled lanes.
» Priene ( Click here ) The Romans made few modifications to this former port city's Hel-
lenistic buildings, preserving its uniquely 'Greek' look.
Museums
» Ephesus Museum ( Click here ) Artefacts from Ephesus' Terraced Houses and the phal-
lic god Priapus.
» Museum of Underwater Archaeology ( Click here ) Displays antiquities found while
renovating its home, Bodrum's Castle of St Peter.
» Miletus Museum ( Click here ) Artefacts and information about life before the region's
ancient harbours silted up.
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