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Cleopatra Island (Cleopatra Beach)
Cedrea is a wonderful promenade
region. It is located 16 km. on
the
north of
Marmaris. Cedrae Island
is also known as Cleopatra
Island or City Island. The
remnants of the city walls can
be seen. It is famous with its
huge beach and ancient theatre
ruins. There is an interesting
beach on the small bay on the
northwest of the island where it
is believed that Cleopatra
swim here. According to the
legend, Cleopatra and Antonius
swim here and the sands have
been brought by the ships from
North Africa. It's been said
that this type of the sand can
only be seen in Egypt. The ruins
on the east part of the island
stands for the era of Romans.
Theatre area is in good
condition. On the east part of
the island there is an Agora.
According to some epigraphs,
athletics festivals have been
organized in this area for the
honour of Apollon.
Hydas
Hydras is located by the Erine
- Bybassios route, 35 km. from
Marmaris. Ancient town of Hydras
was established on the Selimiye
Bay on the north side of the
Bozburun peninsula. Remnants of
the citywalls and a square grave
monument on the south can easily
be seen. 3 km. away from Hydas
on the coast, there is an
observation tower and three
graves on the tower.
Erine
There are ruins from the era of
the Romans in Erine. Erine is
located 3 km. away from the
Hisaronu Village. You may reach
Hisaronu following the road to
Datca and turning south from the
Bozburun intersection on the
20th km. Erine is also a nice
promenade area.
Castabus (Pazarlik)
Castabus
is located in the Pazarlik area
nearby the Hisaronu Village. The
area was a holy place on the
hills of mountain Eren. You will
see an Ion temple (4th century
BC) here built as an oath for
Hemithaya, the Goddess famous
for the illness treatments.
Temple also has Dorians' figures
too. Nearby the temple, there is
an ancient theatre. In the
ancient ages, Castabus Festivals
are organized in the region.
Saranda (Sogut)
Saranda is located nearby the
village Sogut, 45 km. away from
Marmaris. The are was a
settlement area during the era
of Romans and Byzantium. You may
only see some ruins of the era.
Bybassios
The ruins of the ancient
Bybassios city can be seen on
the route to Erine through
Bozburun direction. Today's
Orhaniye Village is established
on the hills where the ruins of
Bybassios stands. The citywalls
are spread over a scattered
forest area.
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