Didim Didyma pics

Didim was originally a pre-Greek religious group that grew up around a sacred wood and holy spring. This natural spring was the place where Leto conceived and gave birth to the twins Artemis and Apollo who were fathered by Zeus. The temple of Apollo was built in Didim and since Apollo spells as didymoi in Greek, the source of Didim’s name seems to be very clear.The earliest temples almost date back to the 7th and 8th century B.C., but its remains lie beneath the later edifices. This is the site of the most significant oracle location in Asia Minor and its announcements have been made to Croesus, Alexander the Great and other great kings. The Persian King Xerxes ruined the temple in 480 B.C. and ransacked many of the statues and also emptied the great treasury. Alexander the Great decided to reconstruct the temple after his victory over the Persians. However, the temple never was completed due to its enormous size. Further, the arrival of Christianity saw to the abolishment of all pagan rites and hindered the completion of the temple.

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Hauptstrand

Schöner, sehr langer Sandstrand. Sehr flach
ins Meer, ideal für Kinder.

Bild ist um ca. 19:00 Uhr aufgenommen.Man
kann jetzt richtig toll baden!

Die Badezone (ca 70 Meter ins Meer), ist
für Boote komplett gesperrt (Sicherheit!)

Oft sehr voll.

Auf der rechten Seite, Richtung Hafen sind
Wassersportmöglichkeiten.

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Ikinci Koy

Klein aber fein. Nicht ganz so sandig, wie der Haupstrand, aber schönes klares Wasser.
Die Webmaster gehen da hin, wenn der Hauptstrand und Ücüncü Koy zu voll sind. Zu Schnorcheln auch nicht schlecht.

Am Ende des Steges kommt eine sehr sandige flache Stelle. Wassersport: Tretbootfahren

Hinweis zum Restaurant: Wer dort sein Trinken holt, wird zwar auf sehr freundliche (sogar deutsch) begrüßt, man soll dann aber auch Schweinpreise zahlen. Ruhig laut drüber mockieren, anders lernen es manche nie!
Besser das Trinken mitbringen

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Ücüncü Koy



Schöne Bucht, sehr sandig, klares Wasser, sehr flach bis ca 70m kann man problemlos stehen. Leider besonders an den Wochenenden voll, weil der Geheimtip nicht mehr so geheim ist. Vom Hauptstrand aus ca 1 km (Dolmus "parlamentarler" nehmen)

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Map of Pharmacies-Emergency Numbers for Didim

You can find the pharmacy on duty from the map.

If you are calling from a UK mobile add +90 256 before the local number.
If you are calling from a Turkish mobile add 0256 before the local number.

1- Ünal Eczanesi- 811 24 20
2- Didim Eczanesi- 811 20 77
3- Ege Eczanesi- 811 37 36
4- Merkez Eczanesi- 811 16 04
5- Çılga Eczanesi- 811 32 39
6- Ankara Eczanesi- 811 12 64
7- Başak Eczanesi- 811 62 82
8- Tezel Eczanesi- 811 20 78

1- Eray Eczanesi- 811 40 45
2- Ece Eczanesi- 811 12 74
3- Ünlü Eczanesi- 811 26 96
4- Seda Eczanesi- 811 59 89



1- Özden Eczanesi- 813 67 37
2- Naturel Eczanesi- 813 48 45
3- Medusa Eczanesi- 811 51 21
4- Yasemin Eczanesi- 813 81 42- 813 81 52
5- Deniz Eczanesi- 813 30 03



1- Yalçın Eczanesi- 813 23 29

didim tel

önemli numaralar
Emergency Numbers for Didim
S.O.S

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Alo Trafik
Traffic emergency 154

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Police 155

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Jandarma
Gendarme 156

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Itfaiye
Fire Brigade 110

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Sahil Güvenlik
Coast Guard 158

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Acil Servis
Emergency Service 112

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Ambulans
Ambulance 113

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Didim Devlet hastanesi
811 08 97
811 08 98
811 57 57

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Didyma Medical Center
811 41 11


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Didim Kaymakamlığı
Head Official of Didim District
811 37 25

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Didim Cumhuriyet Başsavcılığı
Attorney General Didim
813 56 76

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Didim Adliye 811 37 25

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Didim Belediyesi
Municipality 811 26 60

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Akyeniköy Belediyesi
Municipality 876 13 65

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Akbük Belediyesi
Municipality 856 40 04


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Emniyet Müdürlüğü
Police Department HQ
811 43 00

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Jandarma Komutanlığı
Gendarme HQ 813 11 37

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Jandarma Imdat Gendarme emergency 825 70 35
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Akbük Jandarma Komutanlığı
AKBUK Gendarme
856 42 28

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Akköy Jandarma Komutanlığı
AKKOY Gendarme
875 50 53


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Fevzi Paşa Jandarma Komutanlığı
FEVZIPASA Gendarme
846 28 04


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Altinkum Polis Karakolu
Altinkum Police Station
813 75 55

Aydin Emniyet Müdürlügü
225 25 06

Didim Turizm Danışma Müd.
Didim Tourist Information
811 57 07

1 Nolu Noter - Notary Public
813 52 10

2 Nolu Noter - 2nd Notary Public
811 59 29

SAGLIK KURUMLARI

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Merkez Sağlık Ocağı
Health Unit 811 09 95

Akbük Sağlık Ocağı
Health Unit 856 40 39

Akköy Sağlık Ocağı
Health Unit 875 50 47

Akyeniköy Sağlık Ocağı
Health Unit 876 10 01

Akbük Sağlık Ocağı
Health Unit 856 40 39

Altınkum Sağlık Ocağı
813 77 97

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HOW TO GET TO DIDIM ?

HOW TO GET TO DIDIM ?

Travel to DIDIM by ROAD

Two popular routes reach to Didim from Europe.




Northern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey. From Bulgarian border, Didim is about 600 km south.Southern Route: Belgium, Germany, Austria, Italy with ferry to Turkey-Cesme. Cesme is about 150 km north of Didim. Road to Didim from Cesme is in very good condition. You may also take the coastal road with a spectacular scenery, as the second alternative.
Inter - City: Didim has bus connections with all major cities and touristic resorts of the country. They generally offer the choice of a day or night trip and a free transfer from city center to the bus station. A very comfortable and relaxing way to discover the different landscapes of the country while heading for your next stop.


TRANSPORTATION in Didim Within Didim, the best way to travel is to take the "dolmus" (minibuses). From town center, you reach in minutes any direction you wish: hotels, beaches, neighboring villages... They are allowed to take up to 15 passengers and their prices are set by each municipality. "SEHIRICI" sign mini buses makes an internal line starting from ORMANKAMPI Kamping location to PARLIAMENTERLER VILLAGES and the routine passes through 3rd beach, Altinkum City center, Didim City center, Yenihisar market (on Saturdays), temple of Apollo, Mavisehir, Club Tarhan, Ormankampi... Another internal line goes down to Tuntas Beach and Yesilkent, Spice Aparts, Dolunay Apartments, etc.
DiDiM SEYAHAT MIDIBUSES, Goes up to Soke by passing Ormankampi - Tasburun(harbour for local fishermen), Akkoy(very old village, bird watchers area), Akyenikoy - Dalyan (crossroad for Bodrum - Izmir highway), Jeans Factories - Soke (last stop). Local market of Soke held on every wednesday. DIDIM SEYAHAT has got a 10 p.m. and midnight coaches until the main junction of SÖKE - Bodrum highway during the summertime in the high season.
DiDiM SEYAHAT COACHES, GOES TO IZMIR, BODRUM DAILY
A more private way to tour in the area are the taxis that are all yellow-painted cars, equipped with taximeters and recognizable to their sign "Taksi". Prices are also fixed by each municipality. Mind the day and night tariffs.
DIDIM BY AIRWAYSThere is no airport at the resort. The airports close by are in Bodrum, Izmir and Dalaman. The distances of airports are: Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport 150km, Bodrum Airport 95km. Dalaman Airport 300km.approximatelyThe nearest airport to Didim, "Bodrum Airport" is about 95 km south east of Didim which means 60 minutes of journey by road. The second nearest airport to Didim, "Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport" - amongst the most qualified airports of Turkey with its capacity and facilities, is about 95 km away from Didim. Including Turkish National Airlines, many accredited international airlines have regular direct and connected flights from and to international Izmir Adnan Menderes Airport.

From the airport, you may reach to Didim by bus from Izmir central bus station in every 30 minutes. As the airport is located outside the city, travel to bus station from the airport with luggage might be tiring. Also, many travel agencies in Didim organize reasonable transfers from and to Didim. If you do not have a transfer arranged or come by a private car, follow the Izmir - Aydin highway direction Aydin untill Torbali, then follow the Selcuk road and Ortaklar comes, turn right to Bodrum highway then after Soke from where you turn right to Didim. On the way, you will be surprised, during this one and a half-hour's trip, to discover wild landscapes, a colorful world of flowers, cotton fields (especially in August and September).
There are other big coach companies with organized scheduled transfers to Didim:
DIDIM BY SEA
Didim is accessible from the Greek island Samos via kusadasiand Kos via Bodrum, The cruise ships usually sail from Venice or Piraeus, daily from April 1st till October 31st (two-hours' journey). The harbor of Kusadasi is one of the biggest port of Turkey, visited by well-known cruise companies. And the harbour of Bodrum is very famous wit its wooden yacht competition held on late summer. It is a popular stop of Mediterranean cruises. Also, Turkish Maritime Lines makes regular departures from and to Turkey. For a detailed information you may contact to Turkish maritime offices in Turkey and the representatives abroad

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Distances

Distances to some important sites From / To Didim approx. in KiloMetres
Akkoy Village	15 Km.
Miletus Ancient town	18 Km.
Akbuk Town	25 Km
Priene ancient town	35 Km
Bafa Lake National park around Kapikiri village	40 Km
Soke Town	45 Km
Euromos ancient town	50 Km
Kusadasi	55 Km.
Dilek Peninsula National Park near Davutlar Guzelcamli by Kusadasi	60 Km
Iassos Ancient town over Akbuk a.k.a Kiyikislacik village	70 Km
Ephesus Ancient Town - Virgin Mary's House	90 Km
Bodrum	95 Km
Aydin	120 Km
Izmir	150 Km
Aphrodisias Ancient Town near Karacasu town	170 Km
Pamukkale a.k.a cotton castle Hierapolis Ancient town	220 Km

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Didim Didyma maps

map

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Turkish//

Söke Plain - Lowland = Söke OvasıKırmızı oklar Izmir - Bodrum Karayolundan (1) Didim'e, (2) Akbük e, (3) Priene Milet Yoluna sapakları işaret ediyor.

ENG//

Numbers indicated with red arrows indicated for turns to Didim(number 1) Akbuk, (number2) Priene Miletos (number 3) direction

There are maps telling about motorways and how to get there information in this page.
Road map along the Aegean coast neighbouring to Didim west Aegean Map, roads neighbouring little or big towns around Didim

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Contents

Contents

Didim, home of the antique city of Didyma with its ruined Temple of Apollo, is a small town, popular seaside holiday resort and district of Aydın Province on the Aegean coast of western Turkey, 123 km (76 mi) from the city of Aydın.



Contents

* 1 Geography

* 2 History

* 3 Etymology

* 4 Tourism

* 5 Places of interest

* 6 References



Geography

Didim is located on the north shore of the gulf of Güllük opposite the Bodrum peninsula villages such as Torba, Türkbükü and Yalıkavak. The district consists of Didim itself, a coastal town of 26,000 people and a number of small towns including Altınkum (which means golden sand), Gümüşkum (silver sand) and Sarıkum (yellow sand).


Tourism is the main source of income for the area, especially in summer, but agriculture is also an important contributor, the main crops are wheat and cotton. Animals, especially sheep and goats, are raised mainly for local consumpt


History

See Didyma for a full account of this ancient city, settled in the neolithic period, established as colony of Mycenae and then Crete in the 16th century BC and subsequently possessed by Persians, Seleucids, Attalids, Ancient Romans, and Byzantines as part of the province of Caria. The area came into the hands of Turks following the defeat of Byzantium at the Battle of Malazgirt in 1086. She was captured again Byzantines in 1098. She was captured at first by Menteşe in 1280, after Aydınoğlu in 1300. Didim was brought into the Ottoman Empire by Mehmet I in 1413.



Etymology

Didim takes its name from ancient Didyma, sited close to the town. During the Ottoman Empire the town was known as Yoranda or Yoran and under the Turkish Republic was called Hisar (meaning castle) and following its destruction in an earthquake in 1955 was rebuilt and renamed Yenihisar (new castle). She was bounded to Söke district until 1991. She became the district as Yenihisar and was later given the ancient name Didim to distinguish it from other places in Turkey called Yenihisar in 1997.


Tourism

This coast has thus become a very popular holiday resort and is genuinely attractive with its long sandy beaches, clear blue sea, ancient ruins to visit, and its own microclimate, benefitting from hundreds of days of sun a year and warm winters, allowing residents to enjoy the famous beaches and watersports even in January. Perhaps the most attractive bays are the smaller quieter ones further from the centre, such as Haydar, along a dirt road around the shore of Akbük (white bay).

As Didim is so well-situated in the 1980s people from large cities around Turkey, especially Ankara, began to buy holiday homes, apartments, and villas in the area. Most of these were built as cooperative housing projects with private beaches. The attraction of the area is proved by the number of Ankara families that have now been going to Didim for two or more generations, and even today you will see many cars with Ankara (06) numberplates in Didim in summertime. Property values are now rising dramatically and the building boom continues as foreign buyers, especially the families of Turks living and working in Europe, follow their lead. The growth of Didim in the 1980s was enhanced with the building of hotels to accommodate visitors, originally from Britain but now from Turkey itself, on cheap package holidays. Since about 2001 British people have begun to buy holiday homes in Didim, establishing themselves as a visible community of many thousands, to the extent that utility bills in the district are now printed in English as well as Turkish. [1] You will see the Union Jack and other British flags all around Didim, especially in the bars.


Didim town has hotels, a weekly market, a waterpark and the antique temple of Apollo nearby. Didim is also close to a number of other ancient towns and natural wonders: Lake Bafa national park is nearby, along with the Büyük Menderes River and historic sites such as Miletus and Priene.

In the evenings, visitors try to find somewhere quiet to sit by the sea and look at the lights of other towns across the water, but for those of a more energetic nature, Didim has a number of discothèques, smaller bars and clubs, some with live music, mostly Türkü (Turkish folk music). However, Didim is mostly a quiet, family resort with a great coastline, and visitors looking for nightlife would be better off in Bodrum. Summers in Didim can involve sitting on the balcony drinking rakı, playing volleyball, sitting on the beach, or wandering along the seafront while eating sunflower seeds. The local station, Didim TV, is in fact an amateur project by a television repair shop owner and neighbourhood councillor (muhtar), and is mostly advertisements for local shops and hotels.


The construction of the new fifty million dollar Didim D Marina is expected to encourage further tourism and rising property prices in the area. Development of the third beach area in Altinkum has already begun with an expected completion date of 2009.

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Temple of Apollo

Apollo

Temple of Apollo

The city's ruins include a harbor monument adorned with carvings of marine life on one side and a half-man, half-fish triton on the other. Also uncovered are the remarkably well-preserved Baths of Faustina, erected by the wife of Marcus Aurelius, which include a headless but otherwise exquisite reclining statue. Ancient Didyma was not a city, but rather the home of the God Apollo. Only priests were allowed entry here to consult the oracle in the great Temple of Apollo. The site served as a divine sanctuary at least as early as the 10th Century B.C Priestesses of Delphic origin fasted here for three days, then inhaled sulfur fumes until they entered a supposed state of divine inspiration. Their ramblings were then translated by priests into prophecies. The site continued to issue predictions via pries throughout several centuries. In 300 B.C construction began on the Temple of Apollo and continued for the next 500 years. Of the temple's original 120 columns 103 have been set up again. Some remain unadorned, evidence that the temple was never completed. Didyma and other oracles eventually fell victim to Christianity's scorn for pagan prophecies. The final assault at Didyma was the erection of a Christian chapel in the holiest part of the Temple of Apollo.
Sacred Road
The temple has an elaborate bust of Medusa.A sacred road, used for religious processions, leading to the temple was once lined with statues, but Sir Charles Newton sent these to the British Museum in 1858.

Sacred Road

The temple has an elaborate bust of Medusa.

A sacred road, used for religious processions, leading to the temple was once lined with statues, but Sir Charles Newton sent these to the British Museum in 1858.

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