Marmaris sits at the meeting point of the Aegean and the Mediterranean, sheltered by pine-clad mountains that drop straight into a turquoise bay scattered with islands. Its long marina is one of the largest in the eastern Mediterranean and the natural starting point for a Blue Voyage on a traditional wooden gulet, threading between hidden coves at Turunc, Bozburun and the Datca peninsula. The old castle and bazaar give the town an Ottoman heart, while just down the coast lie the Lycian rock tombs of Dalyan, the loggerhead turtles of İztuzu beach and the mud baths of Sultaniye, making Marmaris a perfect base for both island-hopping and inland adventures.
