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Didim is shaped as a peninsula surrounding Mugla on the east coast with huge inlet of Akbuk town, Aegean sea on the west and east coast, Lake Bafa and the Menderes River on the northern coast. The rapidly growing town of Didim is a beach resort not yet occupied by mass tourism. It offers an excellent opportunity to experience local Turkish atmosphere and enjoy the renowned Turkish hospitality. Didim is well known for it's historical sites (Didyma and Apollo temple) and beautiful golden sand beaches. It is a relaxing holiday resort for those who enjoy fishing, trekking, hunting, history, sea, sun and nature
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Didim  has a coast of 53 km in total full of bays.
Almost all the bays have sandy beaches and allow people to sunbathe and swim freely. Among these bays, the most important one is of course Altinkum (Golden Sand), an excellent resort for those who seek sea, sun and aquatics. You can have a sun bath on the golden sandy beaches, participate in aquatics in the coves where any kinds of water sports can be performed.
Didim has the best of both worlds; sea and sun with endless golden beaches on one side and historical and artistic wonders and stunning nature on the other
It is located 123 km. from the centre of Aydin, 55 km. from Söke and 90 km.from Kusadasi and 100 km. to Bodrum at the south. It has a rich history and is an important holiday place, the best among the Aegean coast. A holiday spent in Altinkum Didim is a must to walk along it's golden sands, to lie under it's brilliant sun and to visit the famous Temple of Apollon found on the entrance of Didim built by the Anatolian God Apollon, God of the Oracles.
WHERE TO VISIT
Temple of Apollon
The massive columns of the Apollo Temple were erected by people who lived 7-8 centuries before Christ and who did not yet know how to mix sand, pebbles and cement to make plaster. However they have been standing for almost 3000 years. You are in the third greatest temple of the ancient world. That temple is the architectural twin of the Artemision, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Artemision cannot be seen anymore, but the Apollo Temple still exists with all its majestisy. Besides, if you are in Didim around the time there's a festival, you can even watch a concert here in the evening. Didim is very advantageously positioned. In fact, many settlements of the ancient world are close enough to visit by daily trips
Priene :
The ancient harbor c ity of Priene probably changed its location when the silt of the Meander River threatened to bury it. Now it is nearly 16 km / 10 mi from the sea. The original place of the city has never been found but it was probably a peninsula with two harbors. Priene was laid out on a Hippodamian system of grid plan at the foot of a spectacular cliff on Mount Mycale and contained many famous examples of Hellenistic art and architecture. All the streets intersect at right angles. Remaining small with about 4 or 5 thousand inhabitants and never of great political significance it shared the same history as the other Ionian cities.
Miletus
The ancient city of Miletus (city of the philosophers) is known as the first city to which the principles of modern town-planning were applied. As a result of the silting caused by the alluvium washed down by the Meander the city now lies at a distance of several kilometres from the sea. The fact that Miletus formerly possessed four separate harbours well indicates the important role The Meander played in the history of the city. The Miletus alphabet was accepted as the normal script employed in writing ancient Greek. The following are a few of the philosophical views put forward by Milesian philosophers:
"Beauty arises not from a beautiful body but from beautiful actions."
"The skillful man is superior to the strong man."
"A small spark is enough to burn down a whole forest."
ALTINKUM
Altinkum, Didyma is an excellent resort for those who would seek for the sea, sun and sand. You can have a sun bath on on golden sandy beaches, participate in aquatics in the coves where any kinds of such sports can be performed.
When the sun start to set. Altinkum gains a nerdish color. Later than that hour, you can have dinner at hundreds of restaurants that serve the Turkish and various other cuisine’s from all over the world. And Altinkum, which looks small and quiet awakens in the evening. As the time goes by, you can see that people start dancing and chatting at the bars. If you are unable to slow down in the later hours of the night, you can dance in one of the discos which will entertain you until the morning. 
That is not all. You can also ride a bicycle to see the bars. If you are unable to slow down in the later hours of the night. You can dance in one of the discos which will entertain you until the morning. That is not all you can also ride a bicycle to see the coves and historical sites around the place. Besides the sea and sun on one side and the endless golden beaches on the other. historical and artistic wonders in ever ywhere.
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