Our next stop along the coast was the Datca Peninsula. This is a long, narrow strip of land jutting out into the Mediterranean Sea near the port of Marmaris. The peninsula itself is about 70km long. At its terminus are the ruins at Knidos.
We stayed in the small town of Datca. We loved it! So much so that we stayed an extra night. On one day we went to a small, secluded beach and had the entire thing to ourselves all day long. Nobody else on a primo beach! A great find. See the photo below.
The town of Datca was just about totally empty of tourists. It is off the beaten track anyways and still early season here in Turkey. The town was thriving despite the lack of tourism. It seemed that was not the central focus and it allowed us to observe Turkish people in a rural setting leading their day-to-day lives. Pretty cool.
We hit a number of other Roman ruins sites. The most famous being Ephesus. While it is an excellent site, we all felt that perhaps Hieropolis and Aphrodisias were better.
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