Kusadasi – The Resort Town That Has It All

A glorious resort town which is situated on Turkey’s Aegean Coast, Kusadasi is one of the major tourist hubs for the whole of the country, attracting well in excess of 500,000 visitors to its shores each year wishing to experience the clear blue seas, gorgeous beaches, fine restaurants, multiple historical sites and the International Golf Course.

Library of Celsus

Part of the reason for its popularity amongst the international community, is down to the Cruise Industry, which in normal times sees around 900 ships dock at its port, though with a $1.7bn investment in the new Galaport this figure could easily increase in 2022, bringing with them nearly 1.5m tourists, with early indications suggesting 7m+ people could visit once the project is finished.

The history of Kusadasi stretches back to the Roman Empire and as civilization grew here, so did the opportunities with many flocking to the new port area which had been founded to provide trade for the Byzantines, Venetian and Genoese ships.  A castle and garrison were also re-built here in around 1834, and it stayed relatively quiet up until the Turkish War of Independence in which it was occupied by both Italian & Greek Troops until Turkish forces regained control in September 1922.

Pigeon Island with Pirate Castle, Kusadasi Harbour

For beach lovers, there’s no shortage of them here with 8 available to choose from including the very popular ‘Ladies Beach’ which is sand-based, offers gorgeous views, a promenade filled with a variety of restaurants, bars, café’s and shops, and is very close to the town centre. Others include Long Beach (perfect for water-sports), Pamuk Beach and Kustur Beach. For families there’s also three water-parks nearby, perfect for cooling off during the hot summer months, and these include Aqualand, Aqua Fantasy and Adaland. For Golf lovers, there’s the Kusadasi International Golf Course, which offers 18 holes, beautiful views and a fabulous club house!

Ladies Beach

Kusadasi also provides it’s tourists and residents with plenty of things to explore as well and if you are a ‘history buff’ then you’ll be in your element – starting off with the Ancient City of Ephesus which is only a short drive away and houses the Temple of Artemis, The Library of Celsus and a an ancient theatre which was capable of holding up to 24,000 people. There’s also Kusadasi’s old city walls, The Kaleici Mosque, Pigeon Island with it’s castle, Kadikalesi with it’s Venetian/Byzantine Castle and Panionium which was the central meeting place of the Ionian League.

Kusadasi is also extremely popular with Divers as its unique position means its ideal for diving all year round, and it offers a whole host of underwater treasures including beautiful reefs, amazing sea life, wrecks, caverns and caves. One of the key attractions here is the Airbus A300 plane that was sunk off the coast deliberately to provide an artificial reef for the sea life, and also bring more people to the area. You are more than welcome to go out exploring individually or you can join many of the tours that are organized by the clubs along the coast.

Zeus Cave

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