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Marmaris - Culture

The town of Marmaris is located at the meeting place of the Aegean and Mediterranean Seas, on the world's largest natural harbour, surrounded by pine-clad hills. Situated in southwest Turkey, in the province of Mugla, Marmaris is one of Turkey's biggest tourist resorts. To the north lies the Gulf of Gokova. the south the Mediterranean. On the west is the Datca peninsula and to the east Koycegiz Lake, all year round Marmaris is surrounded by blue and green. The hills running in to the sea, and the beautiful bays make Marmaris somewhere very special. The oldest part of the town is a residential area around the castle.

The old houses, all under preservation order and the narrow streets leading to them are a delight to explore: there are some classic examples of Mugla architecture on display. Marmaris later began to spread out around the castle hill and along the shore, but the increase in tourism resulted in housing being prohibited along the shoreline and planning permission granted only to tourist hotels. Marmaris is a year-round home for many foreigners, a large number of who have yachts in the modern 700-berth marina. The population rises from 15000 in winter to around 100000 in summer due to the available hotel accommodation.

Marmaris is 58 kilometres from the provincial capital of Mugla. And the mountainous nature of the surrounding countryside means that forestry plays an important part in the area's economy.

The town boundaries enclose an area of 86,600 hectares. 65,000 of which are forested. The beauty of Marmaris seams from this just as much as from the natural harbour.

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