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1. History · Karacasu

   Tour the ancient city of Aphrodisias

   Behold the extraordinary craftsmanship of the imperial statues and the theatre; the Sebasteion friezes are unique among their contemporaries — and photograph it.

2. History · Didim

   See the Temple of Apollo in Didim

   One of the largest temples of antiquity — a colossal scene with its unfinished column capitals — and photograph it.

3. History · Söke

   Stand in the ancient city of Priene

   Climb to the Temple of Athena in this old city built on a Hippodamian grid — and photograph it.

4. History · Didim

   Tour the ancient city of Miletus

   See the world's first grid-plan city and the great theatre in the Ionian city where philosophy was born — and photograph it.

5. Nature · Kuşadası

   Swim where the forest meets the sea at Dilek peninsula

   The national park keeps four bays backed by pine and wild boar country, and the water at Karasu is the clearest on this stretch of coast. Swim there — and photograph it.

6. City discovery · Kuşadası

   Cross the causeway to Pigeon Island

   A small fortified islet joined to town by a stone breakwater, with walls you can circle in twenty minutes and the whole bay around you. Walk out — and photograph it.

7. City discovery · Kuşadası

   Cross to Samos and back in a day

   The Greek island is close enough to see clearly from the shore, and the small ferry makes it a day trip with a different language at the other end. Make the crossing — and photograph it.

8. Nature · Kuşadası

   Step inside the freshwater pool of Zeus Cave

   A short walk from the park gate, a collapsed cave holds a cold green pool of fresh water metres from the sea, and people swim in it. Go in — and photograph it.

9. History · Sultanhisar

   Explore the divided city where Strabo studied

   Strabo, the geographer from Amasya, studied at Nysa near Sultanhisar and described a city divided by a stream. Observe its two sides from the visitor route and photograph how the ruins relate to the valley. Most surviving structures belong to later Roman periods.

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10. History · Kuşadası

    Sleep or eat inside a 17th-century caravanserai

    Öküz Mehmet Paşa's caravanserai still stands at the harbour gate with its courtyard intact, serving travellers four hundred years after it was built for them. Step inside — and photograph it.

11. Culture & art · Kuşadası

    Slow down in the hill village of Kirazlı

    Twenty minutes inland, an olive-and-cherry village keeps its market morning and its village square while the coast fills up below. Spend a morning — and photograph it.