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KUSADASI ( www.kusadasi.net ) is Turkey's most bloated resort, a
brash coastal playground which extends along several kilometres of
seafront. In just three decades its population has swelled from 6000 to
around 50,000, though far fewer stay year-round. The town is many
people's introduction to the country: efficient ferry services link it
with the Greek islands of Sámos and Míkonos, plus the resort is an
obligatory port of call for Aegean cruise ships, which disgorge vast
numbers in summer - who delight the local souvenir merchants after a
visit to the ruins of Ephesus just inland.
Liman Caddesi runs from the ferry port up to Atatürk Bulvari , the main
harbour esplanade, from which pedestrianized Barbaros Hayrettin Bulvari
ascends the hill. To the left of here, the Kale district, huddled inside
the town walls, is the old and most appealing part of town, with a
namesake mosque and some fine traditional houses. Kusadasi's most famous
beach , the Kadinlar Denizi (Ladies' Beach), around 3km southwest of
town, is a popular strand, usually too crowded for its own good in
season. Güvercin Island , closer to the centre, is mostly landscaped
terraces, dotted with tea gardens and snack bars, but the swimming is
rocky. For the closest decent sand, head 500m further south to the small
beach north of Yilanci Burnu , or 7km north of town to Tusan beach; both
are served by all Kusadasi-Selçuk dolmuses , as well as more frequent
ones labelled Sehir Içi . Much the best beach in the area is Pamucak ,
at the mouth of the Kücük Menderes River 15km north, an exposed, 4km
stretch of sand that is as yet little developed; it's served by regular
dolmuses from both Kusadasi and Selçuk in season.
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