The incredibly ancient castle of Mamaris

Looking out over Bar Street, its origins stretching back to the mid-11th century BCE - yes you read that right - and greatly renovated/expanded in the 1420s under the Ottoman Turks, this evocative stone complex offers great views out over the harbour in addition to artifacts and exhibits ranging back through the Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman, and Hellenistic eras. 

Read more in Tripatini contributor Rohny Jones´ post Marvelous Marmaris, Turkey´s Top Beach City.


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