Didim Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
district and town of Aydın Province of western Turkey
About Didim
The ancient Greeks were sea-faring people, in an era when land transport involved packhorses on rough trails, and by the 8th century BC a network of ports and shipping routes criss-crossed the Aegean and East Med. From the 6th century these settlements were conquered by Persia, then by a series of later empires, but what did for them all was the silting up of the river valleys and receding of the coastline. The River Maeander or Büyük Menderes was the culprit hereabouts: Priene and Miletus relocated several times before being abandoned. Didyma by contrast was simply a ritual space with no associated town, but without its audience and funding of its oracles it too fell derelict. The monuments were shattered by earthquakes and some stonework was removed for other use, but from the 20th centu
Top Attractions in Didim
Explore the best things to see and do in Didim:
- ★Didyma
- ★Miletus
- ★Priene
Where to Stay in Didim
- 🏨Anadolu Hotels Didim Club
- 🏨Duja Didim
- 🏨Esra Family Suite Hotel
- 🏨Long Beach Club Nature
- 🏨Maxeria Blue Didyma
- 🏨Nazar Otel Didim
Didim Travel Guide Sections
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