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District and municipality in Muğla, Turkey
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Marmaris is a port and beach resort in Lycia, along the Mediterranean coast of Turkey. (The boundary of the Mediterranean with the Aegean is generally taken as the Datça peninsula just west.) The town straggles south to run into İçmeler, then the road crosses the mountains to Turunç. This extended township had a population of 95,851 in 2020; this more than doubles in tourist season.
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This site has been fortified for thousands of years but the castle you see now was built by Suleiman the Magnificent in preparation for his 1522 assault on Rhodes. It was shelled by a French warship during World War 1, nevertheless it was one of the few structures in town to withstand the double earthquake of 1957. It was restored from 1979 and opened as a museum in 1991.
The principal attraction of Cennet Island. You can drive or cycle most of the way, then it's a 400 m trail to enter the cave, believed to have been inhabited since 10,000 BC.
Chain outlet serving raw meatballs, if you're sure you're ready for this.
Good koftas in a leafy piazza. Note Google Maps continues to locate this cafe incorrectly at Kubilay Alpugan Sk 14.
Simple fresh trad food.
Definitely a fun place, one to escape to when your "inclusive" hotel serves dull stuff in a dull way.
Good menu selection for main meals, it's not primarily desserts as the name might suggest.
Great reviews and inexpensive.
Good steaks and pizza plus vegan options overlooking the harbour.
Good sea food and harbour views.
Inexpensive rooftop restaurant, great reviews.
Lively bar with music most nights.
Simple hotel 1 km north of town centre, overpriced for what you get.
Value-for-money hotel 2 km from beach.
Good mid-price hotel, but too many silly additional charges, e.g. to use the room safe.
Basic hotel, acceptable for the price.
Mixed reviews for comfort and service, and extra charges to use a/c or room safe.
Hotel rooms need redecorating, food so-so, but friendly service and good entertainment for kids. They also have self-catering apartments, sleeping 4 or 6.
Clean efficient beachfront hotel.
Value-for-money hotel 100 m from beach.
Swish hotel earning high scores for comfort and service.
Great reviews all round for this beachfront hotel.
Decent 4-star place 100 m from beach.
Friendly comfy beachfront hotel, great service.
Top scores all round for this upscale beachfront hotel.
Budget beachfront hotel, clean and helpful.
Good reviews for this inexpensive beachfront hotel.
Good service, comfort and catering at this large edge-of-town inclusive hotel.
Good hotel 500 m from beachfront.
Welcoming mid-price inclusive hotel.
Rave reviews for this adults-only spa hotel south of town.
Delightful resort hotel.
Large hotel complex on the beach, comfy enough.
Rooms a bit dated, but overall comfy and efficient.
Mixed reviews for this resort hotel just north of Adaköy.
Good all-inclusive resort hotel on Yildiz Island, reached by road.
By bus
Buses from Istanbul take 10-12 hours via Gebze, Izmir and Muğla for a fare in 2023 of 900 TL.
By road
From Istanbul follow O-5 and O-7 (toll) south to Izmir, then Highway E87 / D550 through Aydın and Muğla to Akyaka. The last stretch is on D400 into Marmaris.
By boat
Foot-passenger ferries from Rhodes sail April-Oct, taking an hour. Two companies compete on the route, Feribot Lines and Yeşil Marmaris Lines, with similar fares - in 2023 an adult single is €40.
Dolmuş minibuses are the main way to get around: they ply the city main streets and link the outlying suburbs and villages.
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