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This seaside resort town has grown
immensely in the last 30 years, and is especially
popular with package holiday-makers from Europe. From a
population of 6000 in the 1970s, it is now closer to
50,000, although a high proportion of this are part of
the tourist industry and here only for the summer. Many
cruising ships travelling around the Aegean Islands stop
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its close proximity (20km) to Selcuk. Kusadasi is a good base to
explore this and other ancient cities like Priene and Didyma.
Although there is little of historical interest in Kusadasi
itself, the town is popular predominantly because of its many
hotels, restaurants, souvenir and carpet shops, and lively
nightlife. The Kale district has some old traditional houses and
narrow streets, and gives some indication of what the town used
to be like. The most famous beach is Kadinlar Plaji, 2.5km south
of the town, dominated by huge hotels and can get very crowded
in summer. There are several small beaches further south, and
closer to town is Yilanci Burnu, the peninsular. |
