Aydın

Sports 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.

-Visiting the ancient city of Aphrodisias

-Watching the Golden Pigeon races at Kuşadası

-Tasting the exquisite olive oil dishes unique to the Aegean and the delicious figs, fabulous grapes and grape wines and the wide variety of citrus fruits.

-Purchasing some of the bitter orange jelly.

-Trying the delicious seafood: bream, mullet, red sea bream and red mullet

-Visiting the elegant boutiques selling carpets, rugs, leather clothing, jewelry and other souvenir items.

Archeological Sites: 83
Urban Sites: 5
Natural Sites: 9
Historical Sites: 1

Other Sites

Archeological and Natural Sites: 2
Total: 100
Cultural (at Single Construction Scale) and Natural Heritages: 735

TOTAL: 835

Yat Camping Kuşadası Tel: (256) 614 13 33
Önder Camping Kuşadası Tel: (256) 614 24 13
Küçükoğlu Camping Yavansu / Kuşadası Tel: (256) 614 24 76
Turyat Mocamp 31′ler Mevkii / Kuşadası Tel: (256) 614 10 87
Turna Camping Kuşadası Tel: (256) 614 58 15

National Parks And Forest Campsites
Tavşanburnu Söke - Didim Yolu Üzeri, Söke
Tel: (256) 225 15 75

Provincial Cultural Directorate
Tel: (256) 213 50 06
Fax: (256) 225 75 14

State Fine Arts Gallery Directorate
Menderes Bulvarı Turistik Park No:2 AYDIN
Tel: (0 256) 255 26 66 Fax: 225 75 14

Aydın Museum - Detailed Information Address: Hasan Efendi Müzesi - Aydın
Tel: (256) 225 22 59
Fax: (256) 225 75 14

Afrodisias Museum Address: Geyre Köyü Karacasu - Aydın
Tel: (256) 448 80 03
Fax: (256) 448 82 62

Milet Museum - Detailed Information Address: Yenihisar - Aydın
Tel: (256) 875 50 38

Governorship : (+90-256) 225 10 02 - 225 18 96
Municipality : (+90-256) 212 50 55 - 225 48 01 - 225 38 13
Hospital : (+90-256) 213 90 06 - 213 90 07 - 213 90 08 - 212 14 30
Police : (+90-256) 225 25 06 - 225 25 07- 225 25 08 - 213 57 99
Gendarme : (+90-256) 231 01 05
İl Turizm Müdürlüğü : (+90-256) 2112774 - 2112842
Tourism Information Office : (+90-256) 614 62 95
Provincial Directorate : (+90-256) 213 50 06

Menderes University