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Muğla
Following the coastlines
Muğla is the province with the longest coastline in Türkiye, stretching from Lake Bafa and Milas in the north to Fethiye and Seydikemer in the southeast; the Aegean and the Mediterranean meet along these shores. The Bodrum, Datça and Bozburun peninsulas hold countless coves and islands, while the gulfs of Gökova and Fethiye host the classic routes of the Blue Voyage. The heritage of Caria and Lycia lives on in the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, Knidos, Kaunos, Labranda, Euromos, Stratonikeia-Lagina, Tlos, Pınara and the UNESCO-listed Letoon. Lake Köyceğiz, the Dalyan channel, the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) beach of İztuzu, the sweetgum (sığla) forests and Saklıkent canyon are its nature stops. Inland, the whitewashed Muğla houses of Menteşe, the Menteşe Beylik buildings of Milas and the yayla (highland pasture) life of the mountain villages reveal a Muğla different from the coast.
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Ahmet Gazi Madrasa (Beçin)
Milas, Muğla
A madrasa with its inscription preserved, commissioned by Ahmet Gazi in 1375 in Beçin, capital of the Menteşe Beylik.
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Akyaka Azmak
Ula, Muğla
A turquoise spring-fed stream (azmak) with clear water flowing into Gökova.
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Akyaka Beach
Ula, Muğla
A shallow, sandy public beach at the eastern end of the Gulf of Gökova, awarded the Blue Flag every year since 2008.
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Tomb of Amyntas (Amintas Kaya Mezarı)
Fethiye, Muğla
A 4th-century BC Lycian tomb carved into the cliff above Fethiye, imitating an Ionic temple facade.
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Amos Ancient City
Marmaris, Muğla
A small Hellenistic-Roman settlement between Turunç and Kumlubük, with a theater and temple on a hill overlooking the sea.
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Araxa Ancient City
Seydikemer, Muğla
A small Lycian city near the village of Ören, in the source area of the Eşen River.
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Babadağ
Seydikemer, Muğla
A 1,969-meter mountain rising above Ölüdeniz, world-famous for its paragliding take-offs.
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Baltalı Kapı (Gate of the Double Axe)
Milas, Muğla
The northern entrance of ancient Mylasa; a Roman gate known for the double-headed axe relief on its keystone.
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Bardakçı Bay
Bodrum, Muğla
A small sandy beach between Kumbahçe and Gümbet, next to the ancient Salmakis spring.
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Bargylia Ancient City
Milas, Muğla
An ancient harbor city between Iasos and Myndos, founded on the shore of the Gulf of Güllük near the village of Boğaziçi.
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Bayır Plane Tree (Bayır Çınarı)
Marmaris, Muğla
A centuries-old plane tree shading the square of Bayır village on the Bozburun Peninsula, registered as a natural monument in 1995.
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Beçin Castle and Ancient City
Milas, Muğla
A castle and medieval city on a rocky hill overlooking the Milas plain, once the capital of the Menteşe Beylik.
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Bitez Bay
Bodrum, Muğla
A bay stretching among mandarin orchards, also known for sailing and windsurfing on its windy afternoons.
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Bodrum Ancient Theater
Bodrum, Muğla
A 4th-century BC theater set into the Göktepe slope, overlooking Bodrum Bay and the castle.
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Bodrum Castle
Bodrum, Muğla
A castle of the Knights of Rhodes, home to the Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
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Bodrum Windmills
Bodrum, Muğla
Stone windmills, some restored, lined up on the ridge between Bodrum and Gümbet, with a view over both bays.
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Bozburun
Marmaris, Muğla
A quiet fishing and sailing harbor at the tip of the peninsula, known for its tirhandil and gulet builders.
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Çalış Beach
Fethiye, Muğla
A long sandy beach and coastal road facing the Gulf of Fethiye, known for its sunset views.
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Çubucak Nature Park
Marmaris, Muğla
A nature park on the Marmaris–Datça road, with a large tent and caravan camp in a bay where the pine forest meets the beach.
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Dalaman River (Dalaman Çayı)
Dalaman, Muğla
A river known for rafting, rising in the mountains of the Lakes Region and passing through deep valleys to reach the sea on the Dalaman plain.
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Dalyan and the Dalyan Channel
Ortaca, Muğla
The reed-lined channel connecting Lake Köyceğiz to the sea, and the town on its bank facing the Kaunos rock tombs.
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Deveboynu Lighthouse
Datça, Muğla
A lighthouse built in 1931 on Cape Deveboynu, west of Knidos, where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean.
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Sanctuary of Apollo at Emecik
Datça, Muğla
The excavated remains of an Archaic-period sanctuary of Apollo near the village of Emecik.
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Eşen River (Eşen Çayı)
Seydikemer, Muğla
The ancient Xanthos River; it rises in the Akdağlar, irrigates the Seydikemer plain and reaches the sea near Patara.
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Eski Datça (Old Datça)
Datça, Muğla
The oldest settlement on the Datça Peninsula, with bougainvillea-covered stone houses and narrow streets.
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Euromos Ancient City and Temple of Zeus
Milas, Muğla
A Temple of Zeus with most of its columns standing among olive groves beside the Milas-Söke road.
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Faralya (Uzunyurt)
Fethiye, Muğla
One of the first villages on the Lycian Way, above Butterfly Valley, with its clifftop view.
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Castle
Fethiye Castle (Castle of the Knights)
Fethiye, Muğla
The remains of a medieval castle on the hill above Fethiye, associated with the Knights of Rhodes.
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Firuz Bey Mosque
Milas, Muğla
An early Ottoman mosque dated 1394, clad in white and colored marble reused from ancient buildings.
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Gemiler Island
Fethiye, Muğla
A historic island near Ölüdeniz with Byzantine-era churches and a long covered corridor.
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Waterfall
Gizlikent Waterfall
Seydikemer, Muğla
A waterfall pouring off the rocks at the end of a narrow path in a side valley near Saklıkent.
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Göcek
Fethiye, Muğla
One of the main harbors of the Blue Voyage, on the shore of a gulf surrounded by pine-covered islands and coves.
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Canyon
Gökçeler Canyon
Milas, Muğla
An 8 km canyon between Gökçeler and Karacahisar, with old watermills and caves.
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Gümbet Bay
Bodrum, Muğla
The closest wide sandy beach to central Bodrum; a lively bay known for its shallow water and water sports.
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Gümüşlük and Myndos Ancient City
Bodrum, Muğla
Ancient Myndos, whose remains stretch toward the shore and Tavşan Adası, and the fishing village of Gümüşlük at the western tip of the Bodrum Peninsula.
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Nature park
Güvercinlik Nature Park
Milas, Muğla
A 2.65-hectare nature park on the Milas–Bodrum road overlooking Güvercinlik Bay, known for its sunset views.
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Han and caravanserai
Hafsa Sultan Caravanserai
Marmaris, Muğla
A small 16th-century caravanserai at the foot of Marmaris Castle, now used as a bazaar.
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Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Mausoleion)
Bodrum, Muğla
The remains and open-air exhibition of the monumental tomb of Mausolus, satrap of Caria, counted among the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
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Hekatomnos Mausoleum
Milas, Muğla
The monumental tomb of the Carian satrap Hecatomnus, discovered in 2010 and regarded as a forerunner of the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus.
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Herakleia (Latmos) Ancient City
Milas, Muğla
An ancient city and the village of Kapıkırı on the eastern shore of Lake Bafa, set among the granite rocks of the Beşparmak Mountains.
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Lighthouse
Hüseyin Burnu Lighthouse (Akyarlar)
Bodrum, Muğla
A stone lighthouse built in 1931 rising on Hüseyin Burnu in Akyarlar, at the southwestern tip of the Bodrum Peninsula.
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Archaeological site
Hyllarima Ancient City
Kavaklıdere, Muğla
An inland Carian city near the village of Derebağ (Mesevle), known for its Carian inscriptions.
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Iasos Ancient City
Milas, Muğla
An ancient harbor city on a peninsula in the Gulf of Güllük, right beside the fishing village of Kıyıkışlacık.
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İçmeler
Marmaris, Muğla
A resort with a long sandy beach at the western end of the Bay of Marmaris, named after its healing spring water.
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Archaeological site
Idyma Ancient City
Ula, Muğla
A Carian city at the eastern end of the Gulf of Gökova, with temple-fronted tombs carved into the cliff above the village of Gökova.
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Nature park
İnbükü Nature Park
Marmaris, Muğla
A nature park at km 25 of the Marmaris–Datça road, covering the İnbükü and Çökertme coves, with sweetgum and red pine forest.
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İncirliin Cave
Milas, Muğla
The only cave in Gökçeler Canyon open to visitors; a 155-meter walkway adorned with stalactites and stalagmites.
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İztuzu Beach
Ortaca, Muğla
A 4.5 km sandy beach between the Dalyan delta and the Mediterranean, an important nesting site for loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta).
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Kabak Bay
Fethiye, Muğla
A hidden bay south of Faralya, where a steep, pine-covered valley meets the sea.
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Lighthouse
Kadırga Burnu Lighthouse
Marmaris, Muğla
A point on Kadırga Burnu at the western entrance of the Bay of Marmaris, a lighthouse station since 1886.
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Kadyanda Ancient City
Fethiye, Muğla
A Lycian city on a pine-forested hill above Üzümlü, with a stadium and a bath.
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Archaeological site
Kalynda Ancient City
Dalaman, Muğla
An ancient city founded on the Caria–Lycia border, in the hills overlooking the Dalaman River valley.
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Karaada
Bodrum, Muğla
An island at the entrance to Bodrum Bay, a well-known stop for boat tours thanks to its sea cave with a hot spring.
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Katrancı Bay Nature Park
Fethiye, Muğla
A nature park between Fethiye and Göcek, made up of two small coves surrounded by sweetgum and red pine trees, where camping is possible.
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Kaunos Rock Tombs
Ortaca, Muğla
Tombs with temple facades carved into the rock on the banks of the Dalyan River.
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Kayaköy
Fethiye, Muğla
An abandoned historic village with stone houses lined up along the hillside.
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Butterfly Valley (Kelebekler Vadisi)
Fethiye, Muğla
A cove and valley at the foot of Babadağ surrounded by 350-meter cliffs, known for its endemic butterfly species.
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Kemer Roman Bridge
Seydikemer, Muğla
A surviving section of a Roman-period arched bridge at the edge of the Eşen River's wide gravel bed.
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Keramos Ancient City (Ören)
Milas, Muğla
The ancient Carian city that gave its name to the Gulf of Gökova; its remains are scattered among the houses of Ören.
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Kızılada Lighthouse
Fethiye, Muğla
A lighthouse built by the French in 1910 on Kızılada, at the entrance to the Gulf of Fethiye.
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Kızkumu
Marmaris, Muğla
A natural sandbar stretching toward the middle of Orhaniye bay, famous for the experience of 'walking on water'.
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Knidos Ancient City
Datça, Muğla
An ancient Carian city with two harbors at the tip of the Datça Peninsula.
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Konakaltı Han Cultural Center
Menteşe, Muğla
A two-story historic caravan han with galleries in central Muğla, restored and converted into a cultural center.
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Nature park
Kovanlık Nature Park
Datça, Muğla
A small nature park at km 44 of the Marmaris–Datça road, offering bungalow accommodation among red pine and maquis.
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Lake Köyceğiz
Köyceğiz, Muğla
A 52 km² lake connected to the sea by the Dalyan channel, surrounded by sweetgum forests and orange groves.
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Nature park
Küçük Kargı Nature Park
Fethiye, Muğla
A 15-hectare nature park near Fethiye, notable for its endemic Oriental sweetgum forest and dune shore.
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Kumburnu Beach (Ölüdeniz Lagoon)
Fethiye, Muğla
A shallow, waveless beach on the sand spit at the mouth of the Ölüdeniz lagoon, counted among Türkiye's first Blue Flag beaches.
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Kurşunlu Mosque
Menteşe, Muğla
A 15th-century Ottoman mosque in central Muğla, named after its lead-clad dome.
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Sanctuary of Labraunda
Milas, Muğla
A Carian sanctuary built on terraces in the mountains above Milas, dedicated to Zeus Labraundos.
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Sanctuary of Hecate at Lagina
Yatağan, Muğla
The site of one of Anatolia's most important temples, dedicated to Hecate and linked to Stratonikeia by a sacred road.
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Letoon (UNESCO)
Seydikemer, Muğla
The sacred center of the Lycian League; with its temples of Leto, Apollo and Artemis, a UNESCO World Heritage Site together with Xanthos.
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Start of the Lycian Way (Ovacık)
Fethiye, Muğla
The starting point at Ovacık of the roughly 520 km Lycian Way, which runs from Fethiye to Antalya.
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Loryma Ancient City
Marmaris, Muğla
Hellenistic fortress remains at the southern tip of the Bozburun Peninsula, overlooking Bozukkale bay.
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Archaeological site
Lydae Ancient City
Dalaman, Muğla
A Roman-period settlement on the Kapıdağ Peninsula, with a mausoleum and cisterns on a deserted hill overlooking the Gulf of Fethiye.
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Marmaris Castle and Museum
Marmaris, Muğla
A harbor castle rebuilt by Süleyman the Magnificent during the Rhodes campaign, now used as a museum.
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Marmaris National Park
Marmaris, Muğla
A national park between Marmaris and Köyceğiz protecting red pine and sweetgum forests, coves and ancient remains.
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Mesudiye and Hayıtbükü
Datça, Muğla
A quiet village known for the bays of Hayıtbükü and Ovabükü, reached through almond and olive orchards.
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Milas Museum
Milas, Muğla
A museum displaying finds from Stratonikeia, Iasos, Beçin and Hydai, along with examples of local carpets.
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Milas Ulu Mosque (Ahmed Gazi Mosque)
Milas, Muğla
A beylik-period mosque built with reused ancient stones, commissioned by Ahmed Gazi of the Menteşe dynasty in the 14th century.
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Muğla Arasta
Menteşe, Muğla
A bazaar of tradespeople and craftspeople among historic Muğla houses.
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Muğla Clock Tower (Saatli Kule)
Menteşe, Muğla
A historic clock tower in the center of old Muğla, where Saatli Kule Caddesi meets Şeyh Camii Sokağı.
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Muğla Ulu Mosque (Grand Mosque)
Menteşe, Muğla
The city's oldest mosque, built in 1344 by İbrahim Bey of the Menteşe dynasty.
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Myndos Gate
Bodrum, Muğla
The western entrance of the walls of ancient Halicarnassus; a monumental gate surviving with its towers and the moat in front of it.
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Nimara Cave (Cennet Island)
Marmaris, Muğla
An archaeological cave on Cennet Island in the Bay of Marmaris, known for its stalactites and stalagmites.
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Ölüdeniz Lagoon
Fethiye, Muğla
A turquoise, calm-water lagoon within a nature park.
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Ölüdeniz-Kıdrak Nature Park (Kıdrak Bay)
Fethiye, Muğla
A protected nature park south of Ölüdeniz, in Kıdrak Bay where the pine forest meets the sea, also with a tent and caravan area.
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Nature park
Ömer Eşen Nature Park
Fethiye, Muğla
A small nature park 16 km east of Fethiye with country cottages, in red pine forest on a dune shore.
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Orak Island
Bodrum, Muğla
An uninhabited island in the Gulf of Gökova, a regular stop on the Blue Voyage with turquoise waters and dive sites.
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Palamutbükü
Datça, Muğla
A long pebble bay and fishing harbor on the peninsula's southern coast, close to Knidos.
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Paspatur Bazaar
Fethiye, Muğla
A bazaar carrying Fethiye's old town fabric, known for its narrow streets, historic hammam and small shops.
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Pedasa Ancient City
Bodrum, Muğla
A Carian settlement associated with the Leleges, founded on hills within pine forest near Konacık.
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Archaeological site
Pisye Ancient City
Menteşe, Muğla
A small Carian settlement near Yeşilyurt (Pissiköy), with an acropolis hill and wall remains.
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Pınara Ancient City
Seydikemer, Muğla
A large Lycian city at the foot of a huge rock mass carved with hundreds of rock tombs.
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Pydnai Fortress
Seydikemer, Muğla
A Hellenistic-period fortress at the western end of Patara beach, built to protect the road to Xanthos.
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Mosque
Saburhane Mosque
Menteşe, Muğla
A small, masjid-sized mosque built in the 19th century on the site of a former dervish lodge, and the historic Saburhane neighborhood around it.
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Saburhane and Historic Muğla Houses
Menteşe, Muğla
Saburhane, the heart of Muğla's urban conservation area with about 400 registered houses, with its chimneyed houses, narrow streets and old hans.
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Saklıkent Canyon
Seydikemer, Muğla
One of Türkiye's longest canyons, famous for its ice-cold water.
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Sarıgerme Beach
Ortaca, Muğla
A long sandy beach near Dalaman Airport, sheltered by Baba Island opposite.
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Sedir Island
Marmaris, Muğla
A beach protected for its oolitic sand and the remains of ancient Kedrai.
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Sekibaşı Mosque
Menteşe, Muğla
A 19th-century Muğla mosque in the Muslihittin neighborhood, known for its wooden minaret.
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Selimiye
Marmaris, Muğla
A quiet fishing village and yacht anchorage on the Bozburun Peninsula, known for Sığliman bay.
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Sidyma Ancient City
Seydikemer, Muğla
A small Lycian city whose sarcophagi and rock tombs are mixed in among the houses of Dodurga village.
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Archaeological site
Sanctuary of Sinuri
Milas, Muğla
A sanctuary on Tarla Tepe near Çamlıbelen, dedicated to the local god Sinuri and used for more than a thousand years.
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Stratonikeia
Yatağan, Muğla
A city bearing the traces of uninterrupted life from antiquity to the Ottoman period.
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Sultaniye Hot Springs
Köyceğiz, Muğla
Sulfurous hot water and mud baths on the southwestern shore of Lake Köyceğiz, in use since antiquity.
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Lake Sülüngür
Ortaca, Muğla
A shallow lagoon lake in the Dalyan delta, surrounded by reed beds behind İztuzu.
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Telmessos Ancient Theater
Fethiye, Muğla
A restored Roman theater from ancient Telmessos, right across from Fethiye harbor.
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Archaeological site
Theangela Ancient City
Bodrum, Muğla
An ancient Carian city near Etrim, whose sturdy walls spread along the mountain ridge.
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Tlos Ancient City
Seydikemer, Muğla
One of the oldest cities of Lycia, with a rocky acropolis facing the Akdağlar, rock tombs and a stadium.
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Toparlar Waterfall
Köyceğiz, Muğla
A waterfall cascading in steps in a forested valley near the Köyceğiz-Muğla road.
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Turunç Bay
Marmaris, Muğla
A quiet bay where pine-covered mountains descend to the sea, known for its Blue Flag beach.
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Usuluk Bay Nature Park
Bodrum, Muğla
A small nature park in Usuluk Bay near Torba, on the Bodrum–Milas road.
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Yerkesik
Menteşe, Muğla
A historic village southwest of Muğla, known for its stone houses and traditional street fabric.
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Yuvarlakçay
Köyceğiz, Muğla
A stream with ice-cold water flowing in the shade of plane and sweetgum trees and feeding Lake Köyceğiz.
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Zeki Müren Art Museum
Bodrum, Muğla
A memorial museum in the Bodrum house where Zeki Müren, the 'Sun of Art', spent his last years.
Practical information
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- Blue Voyage boats depart from the harbors of Bodrum, Marmaris, Göcek and Fethiye.
- Climate
- Mediterranean climate on the coast (hot, dry summers; mild, rainy winters); winters are harsher in higher areas such as Menteşe and Kavaklıdere.
- Best season
- April–June and September–October; May–October for the sea. July–August is very crowded and hot on the coast.
- Museum pass
- Müzekart (Museum Pass) is valid at Ministry museums and archaeological sites.
- Getting there
- Dalaman and Milas-Bodrum airports; regular minibus and bus services from the central Muğla bus station to all districts.
- Long-distance hiking
- The Lycian Way starts from Fethiye (Ovacık); the Carian Trail loops around the Bodrum, Datça and Bozburun peninsulas; spring and autumn are recommended.