Aegean · Plate code 48
Muğla
Muğla sits where the Aegean meets the Mediterranean and has one of the longest coastlines of any province in Türkiye. Alongside resort towns like Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye and Datça, it offers ancient cities of the Lycian and Carian civilisations, pine forests and quiet coves.
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Beach · Fethiye
Ölüdeniz Nature Park
Ringed by pine forest, with a calm lagoon and turquoise water; one of Türkiye's most famous beaches.
Museum · Bodrum
Bodrum Castle
The Knights of Rhodes castle and Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
© Ezzeldin.Elbaksawy · CC BY-SA 4.0Nature · Fethiye
Butterfly Valley
A valley between high cliffs opening onto a small beach.
Nature · Seydikemer
Saklıkent Gorge
A narrow, deep gorge where you can wade through icy water.
© Rev Stan from London, UK · CC BY 2.0Historic · Ortaca
Kaunos and the Dalyan Rock Tombs
Royal tombs carved into cliffs above the Dalyan channel, and ancient Kaunos.
© Tischbeinahe · CC BY-SA 3.0Historic · Datça
Knidos
An ancient city with two harbours at the tip of the Datça Peninsula.
© Wikitestaccountlogin · CC BY-SA 4.0Historic · Fethiye
Kayaköy
A ghost village of hundreds of abandoned stone houses on a hillside.
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Highlights
Places
Ölüdeniz
Bodrum Castle
Dalyan
Butterfly Valley
Saklıkent Gorge
Knidos
Kayaköy
Bodrum Windmills
Tastes
Pine honey
Çökertme kebab
Local food and products
- Product
Pine honey
A dark honey made in the red pine forests; Muğla's best-known product.
- Product
Datça almonds
Almonds grown on the Datça Peninsula, famous for their flavour.
- Dish
Çökertme kebab
Thin strips of meat on matchstick fries with garlic yoghurt, from Bodrum's kitchen.
- Dish
Keşkek
A wedding dish of wheat and meat slow-cooked for hours and pounded smooth.
When to go
June to September is best for the sea. April, May and October are quieter and cooler, better for hiking and visiting ancient sites.
Getting there
- Airports
- Dalaman Havalimanı (DLM), Milas-Bodrum Havalimanı (BJV)
- Bus terminal
- Menteşe (central Muğla), Bodrum, Marmaris and Fethiye all have intercity bus terminals.
- By road
- From İzmir to central Muğla: About 220 kmNot verified: This has not been checked against an official source yet; confirm before you go.