History and Culture of Uzungol
Uzungol looks like a landscape without a history — a lake in a green valley, the way it might have been for a thousand years.
History and Culture of Amasra
Amasra looks like a postcard — a castle on a rocky island, a town wrapped around two peninsulas, a harbor full of fishing boats — but beneath the picture postcard beauty lies one of the most layered histories on…
History and Culture of Cirali
Çıralı looks like a simple place — a small farming village on a wild Mediterranean beach — but it sits at the heart of one of the most history-rich landscapes on the Turkish coast.
History and Culture of Olympos
Olympos is not just a beautiful beach with some old stones lying around — it is one of the most layered and storied places on the Turkish coast, a site where two thousand years of history sit visibly in a single…
History and Culture of Alanya
Alanya’s history runs deep beneath the resort surface, and the town’s story spans the ancient kingdoms, the medieval sultanate, and the modern holiday era.
History and Culture of Side
Side is the ancient city that never died, and the history of the town runs through its streets to this day.
History and Culture of Kalkan
Kalkan sits at the crossroads of the ancient civilizations, and the history of the town and its region runs deep beneath the whitewashed surface.
History and Culture of Kas
The history of Kaş reaches back to the ancient Lycians, and the town’s story runs through the ancient city of Antiphellos, the centuries of the coast, and the modern Mediterranean life.
History and Culture of Foca
The history of Foça reaches back to the ancient world, and the town’s story runs through the seafaring Phocaea, the Genoese centuries, and the modern fishing life.
History and Culture of Alacati
The history of Alaçatı runs from the Ottoman centuries through the population exchange and the modern revival, and the town’s story is written in the stone houses, the windmills, and the traditions of the region.
History and Culture of Datca
The history of Datça reaches back to the ancient world, and the peninsula’s story runs through the Carian cities, the Ottoman centuries, and the modern quiet.
History and Culture of Marmaris
The history of Marmaris reaches back beyond the resort, and the town’s story runs through the ancient Caria, the Ottoman centuries, and the modern tourism era.
