South Aegean
Civilisation on Turkey's sparkling Aegean coast looks back thousands of years. Indeed, cave paintings discovered in the Beşparmak Mountains above Lake Bafa date to 6000 BC, the earliest evidence of human settlement in Turkey. Among the region's embarrassment of ruins is Ephesus, the celebrated capital of Roman Asia Minor. Nearby, the ancient ports of Priene and Miletus, and the temples at Euromos and Didyma, offer an evocative picture of the ancient past.
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Top places to visit in South Aegean
Discover the best attractions in South Aegean from must-see sights to unexpected hidden gems.
- Attraction in Bodrum TownBodrum Castle
- Attraction in TurkiyeEphesus
- Attraction in TurkiyeBasilica of St John
- Attraction in TurkiyeBrothel
- Attraction in TurkiyeCuretes Way
- Attraction in TurkiyeEphesus Museum
- Attraction in TurkiyeGreat Theatre
- Attraction in TurkiyeGrotto of the Seven Sleepers
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South Aegean and beyond
- destinationBodrum Peninsula
- destinationDatça & Bozburun Peninsulas
- destinationBodrum Town
- destinationEphesus
- destinationKuşadası
- destinationMarmaris
