
Kuşadası
is located on the Aegean coast of Turkey, approximately 90km south
of Izmir; the third largest city in Turkey. It is easyily accessible
by air through two major airports, Izmir (ADB) 85Km and Bodrum (BDR)
155km. It boasts an international passenger port which serves on average
2400 ships per year and has been host to many large and prominent
cruise liners from all over the world: A few being the renowned QE
II and also the biggest liner in the world, the Grand Princess.
It's prestigious yacht
mariner has a capacity to serve approximately
1545
boats per year. Ideally situated in a bay surrounded by 50km of magnificent
coastline, 20km of which are blue flagged beautiful sandy beaches with
warm turquoise seas. It is conveniently located in close proximity to
all the major archeological sites in the Aegean region, including; Ephesus,
The House of the Virgin Mary, Priene, Miletos, Didyma and Pamukkale.
Tourism in Kuşadası is
known to have started over thirty years ago in the then small fishing
village. Today, it has become a leading tourist resort with its resident
population of 47,500, which increases upto 200,000 in the main summer
periods. Ku�adas� offers an abundance of various accommodations with
a total bed capacity of 42,945, which include 7 five star and 14 four
star hotels, five holiday villages and numerous other touristc facilities.
Kuşadası is renowned for it's shopping, colourful and exciting nightlife and entertainment and it's abundance of authentic and international cuisine.
Because of its vast choice of shopping opportunities from leather, carpets, jewellery to souveniers, it is a shopping experience to be lived by all. For those avaition enthusiasts, there is a landing strip 15km from Kuşadası which offers a wide variety of exciting activities. There are also three water parks within 10 minutes drive from the town centre, on of them being the largest in Turkey.