Kusadası, or Bird Island, is a lovely port built along the shores of a glittering bay. The terraced town overlooks the most beautiful inlet of the Aegean and seems to have been created purely for the delight of the holidaymaker. It is also a very convenient base for visiting many interesting historical sites of the Aegean region.

SITES OF INTEREST: Ephesos, Selcuk, Efes Ruins, St. Jean Monument, Ertemision, Beleui Grave Monument, Mution Ruins, Kolofon & Claros - Menderes, Kadınlar Denizi (bay), Yılancı Burnu, Odun wharfs, Güzelçamlı beaches, Aydın, İmamköy, Germencik hot springs, Kuşadası hot spring, Güzelçamlı mineral springs, Afrodisias, Akaraka, Alabanda, Alinda, Antiokheia, Didim, Magnesia, Milet, Nysa, Priene, Tralles antique cities, Alihan mausoleum (Alihan Baba Türbesi), Üveys Pasha, Hasan Çelebi, Ramazan Pasha, Süleyman Bey mosques, Nasuh Pasha mosque complex, Atike Hanım Fountain and Mausoleum, Öküz Mehmed Pasha Inn (caravanserai)