Marmaris City Info

Marmaris City Infotown. Lord Nelson and his entire fleet sheltered in the
Once a sleepy fishing village, Marmaris has balloonedharbour in 1798, en route to Egypt to defeat
into one of the largest resorts on the Aegean coast,Napoleon’s armada at the Battle of Aboukir.
if not Turkey. Little of its history remains, as theMarmaris therefore became a place where different
town is now a modern development with tourism atcivilisations reigned over time, and there is
its heart and soul. The population swells to a massivearchitectural and historical evidence of Egyptian,
200,000 in the summer, with most hotels,Asdur, Ion, Dor, Persian, Macedonian, Syrian, Roman,
restaurants, nightclubs and shops catering to low-costByzantium, Seljuk and Ottoman presence.
package holidays, although there are facilities for allClimate
budgets.Summers are extremely hot and dry, with daytime
Despite the development which reaches around 10kmtemperatures reaching up to 35 degrees, and winters
along the west of the bay, Marmaris is alsoare warm and wet, plunging to 5 degrees at night.
well-known for its expanse of green, present theThe area is quite typical of a Mediterranean climate.
whole year round thanks to the pine-covered hillsWHERE TO VISIT?
which surround the town. There are many beachesMarmaris Castle
around the bay, and there are ancient cities andThought to have been constructed by the Ionians,
seaside villages close by for day trips. The yachtthis small castle on the hill was repaired during the
harbour is the biggest and newest in Turkey  andtime of Alexander the Great. It was widened and
therefore the busiest charter port especially for tripsrepaired again by Suleyman the Magnificent 1522,
along the Turquoise Coast.during which time his 200,000 troops attacked and
In addition to the climate, beaches and facilities ofseized the island of Rhodes.
the town, the transportation infrastructure is aThe castle opened as a museum in 1991, after
definite plus for attracting visitors. It has easyrestorations that took ten years. It has seven
connections to the nearby airport Dalaman, ferries togalleries, and has a collection of archaeological,
Rhodes, and on the road to Datca and Fethiye. Thehistorical, ethnographic and nautical exhibits. The
harbour has attracted private boats from around theviews of the city are wonderful, with a wonderful
world, with yacht maintenance and production in thepanorama day and night.
workshops on the Yalanci Strait. With the climateMarmaris Museum
being comfortable even in winter, and the nearbyMarmaris Castle is nationalized on 1979, and restored
impressive mountains and pine forests, Marmaris isbetween 1980 and 1990. Marmaris Museum, is
likely to remain a popular and practical holiday spotfacilitated within Marmaris Castle, and opened for
for a long time.visitors officially on 18th May, 1991. There are seven
Historygalleries within castle, two of these are used as
It is thought that the first settlement in Marmariswarehouses. One gallery is Archeological pieces of
whose history dates back to 3400 BC, began witharts hall. Third gallery, which is ethnographic hall is
the arrival of a tribe to the region, whose leader wasorganized as Turk house. Fourth gallery is organized
called Kar. The area was then called Karla after him,as the room of Castle Commander. There is also an
and its location around the Aegean and Mediterraneanexhibition hall within the museum.
Seas always made it an appealing region.Tashan and Kemerli Bridge
Suleyman the Magnificent assembled a force ofThe bridge, 10km along the Mugla road in the
200,000 in 1522, whilst launching the siege of theIskelebasi region, was constructed by Suleyman the
Knights of St John’s base in Rhodes (Rodos).Magnificent, and has arched bridges built from stone
Soon afterwards, he made the city more powerfuland brick.
with the rebuilding of the tiny castle overlooking the….