Places of interest
In the town
• The city walls - There were once three gates. One remains today.
• Kaleici Camii - the mosque built in 1618 for Grand Vizier Okuz Kara Mehmed Pasha.
• The Okuz Mehmet Pasha caravanserai is near the docks. It was built in 1618 as a strong-room for the goods of seamen.
• Guvercin Ada - the peninsula at the end of the bay, has a castle and swimming beaches, including a private beach and cafe with a view back across the bay to the harbor of Kusadas?. There are public beaches at the back of the peninsula, towards the open sea.
• Kirazli Village - traditional Turkish koy 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Kusadasi.
• Yilanci Burnu - a second peninsula beyond Guvercin Ada. Possibly the location of the original settlement of Neopolis. Some walls are visible. There are beaches and beach clubs here.
• Pygale - 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) north, the small point behind Hotel Pigale. Once refuge of Agamemnon. Still to be excavated.
• Also several aqua-parks with wave-pools, white-water slides are located near the town: the largest are NBGS International s Aqua Fantasy, along with Adaland and Aqua Land.
• Ladies Beach - near town. Named because it was once segregated for female bathers. Now open to all.
• Kadikalesi - Venetian/Byzantine castle, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)along the Kusadasi-Davutlar road,
• Panionium - 25 km (16 mi) south of Kusadasi, on the Davutlar-Guzelcamli road. Once the central meeting place of the Ionian League. The ruins are in poor condition and their authenticity is disputed.
• Dilek Peninsula National Park. South of Kusadasi begins at the town of Guzelcamli. Bays and beaches, including the bay of Kalamaki.
Car hire services in Izmir, Turkey
Car hire Kusadasi
Airport transfer services
Izmir Airport transfers to Kusadasi
For more information about Kusadasi we recommend the following sources:
Wikipedia, Kusadasi
DMOZ, Links over Kusadasi
