Sports Activities
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008Sports Activities
The best place for nature walks and hiking is the region from Dilek Peninsula and continues through Karina to the Büyük Menderes river delta and Lake Bafa. When one remembers that there is a golf course at Söke, which is right in the middle of this area, this could well be seen as the provincial center for recreation and sports activities. Other potential places are Paşa Highland, Karacasu Highland and Madran Highland. Nature walks can be taken from Aphrodisias to Baba Mountain and along these routes as well: Karacasu to Dandalas Highland, Aydın to Paşa Highland, Çine to Madran Highland and Güzelçamlı to Karina. Güzelçamlı-Dilek Peninsula and Didim - Akbük are good places for bicycle riding. There are sports and fishing facilities in Lake Bafa and hunting in the village of Bozdoğan Alamut.
Aydın Forest Camps
Aydın Youth Camps
Affected by the Mediterranean climate, the rainy season is winter and snow is rarely seen. Aydın is open to the winds coming in off the sea from the west. In the summertime it practically never rains.
Aydın was founded by the Trallians and known as Tralles. After being destroyed by an earthquake and rebuilt, it was controlled by the Spartans, Hittites, Phrygians, Ionians, Lydians, Persians and Romans, all of whom brought their own culture and contributed to the development of the region.
Recommended local foods include the famous figs, grapes and grape wines, citrus fruits, bitter orange jelly and the rich seafood cuisine such as bream, mullet, red sea bream and red mullet.
Gift items available in the region include carpets, rugs, leather clothing and jewelry.