A tourist city on Turkey´s Mediterranean ¨Turquoise Coast¨ (aka the Turkish Riviera), between Antalya and Fethiye, Marmaris is located on a bay and surrounded on all sides by forested mountains, and has an ancient history - the Greek historian Herodotus cites its town walls being built 3,000 years ago. And thanks to a tourism boom it burgeoned from a sleepy fishing village of some 3,000 in the 1960s to a population of around 39,000 today, and during the tourist season that number s
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Marmaris is on the "Turquoise Coast," which is where the blue waves of the Aegean Sea meet the sandy shores of the town. There's a lot to do in this area, but in the summer, when it's hot, you'll probably just want to rest by the water.
That's great, but if you want to get the most out of your time in this beautiful part of Turkey, you should know about the best places to visit and things to do in Marmaris.
When is the Best Time to go to Marmaris?
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Marmaris Castle is one of these important places to visit in Marmaris because it takes people back into the golden pages of history. It is estimated that the castle is in Marmaris dates back to 3000 B.C. but was rebuilt by Ottoman Sultan Suleyman in 1522 for his conquest to Rhodes which he won comprehensively and since then, it is a historical place for the tourists to visit. It is the only historical place to visit in a modern holiday town of Marmaris. There is a small museum included as well i
