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Overview

A popular resort town that swells to over a quarter-million people during summer, Marmaris is loud, brash and in your face all over town all of the time. It's one of the few places along the coast where you might leave feeling more stressed out than when you arrived.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Marmaris Castle & Museum

    Marmaris Castle & Museum

    Marmaris

    Marmaris' hilltop castle (1522) was S眉leyman the Magnificent's rallying point for 200,000 troops, used to recapture Rhodes from the Knights Hospitaller鈥�

  • Old Town

    Old Town

    Marmaris

    The hilly streets around Marmaris Castle, atmospheric lanes that feel far removed from the yacht-filled marina, contain the city's last remaining鈥�

  • Jinan Garden

    Jinan Garden

    Marmaris

    This Zen-style garden, complete with a pagoda and soothing water, commemorates Marmaris' Chinese twin city, Jinan in Shandong province. There's also a鈥�

  • Bazaar

    Bazaar

    Marmaris

    The mostly covered bazaar sells everything from haircuts to hats for concealing them.

  • Atat眉rk Statue

    Atat眉rk Statue

    Marmaris

    Focal point at the southern end of the main drag, Ulusal Egemenlik Bulvar谋.

  • Eski 陌brahim A臒a Cami

    Eski 陌brahim A臒a Cami

    Marmaris

    This mosque (1789) with an unusual dome is in the heart of the Old Town.

  • 19 May谋s Gen莽lik Meydan谋

    19 May谋s Gen莽lik Meydan谋

    Marmaris

    Marmaris' main square.

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