Dalyan Caunos A Daily Tour To The Museum City

D alyan is 25 km. from             It is fun, it is rejuvenating and  Dalaman Airport and 77 km.      it, surely, is great chance for    from Marmaris, Turkey and       an unusual snapshot.               its beautiful locale and rich                                            history make it the ideal             Without climbing up to the         destination for a one day boat        Acropolis in Caunos, it may not    tour originating in Marmaris. I       be possible to feel how dangerous  would like to give you an idea of     were the threats the Caunians      what you can expect when you          lived under when they founded      visit Dalyan.                         this city, at an elevation of 152                                        m. In addition to the striking     This is a fantastic boat trip         panaroma, the break points of      because you will visit one of the     your tour will also appear :       rarest corners on the earth :         Amphitheatre, Church, Roman Bath,  Dalyan Turtle Beach. This beach       Terrace Temple, Fountain and       is one of the last breeding           Necropolis.                        grounds of the loggerhead turtles                                        and it is surrounded by fresh         The City walls surrounding the     water on one side and salt water      acropolis, has different           on the other. Sailing on the          characteristics peculiar to        river boats through the maze-like     different civilizations and ages,  passages of Dalyan Delta will         regarding the form, measurement    surely remind you of “The             and workmanship of the stones. It  Afrıcan Queen”. A stop-over      is hard to notice the distinction  at the magnificent Rock Tombs         between Caunian, Greek, Persian,   carved high in the cliff gives        Roman and Byzan-tium traces on     you the chance to get all the         the same structure. The Acropolis  information about the resort. And     is on a peak overlooking the       finally there is a “fountain of       southern area and interior         youth: in the form of Mud Baths.      seaport. From this viewpoint it    seems easy to imagine ancient         fascinating Temple is of course    shipyards and merchantmen of that     the Sacred Stone. It's told that   time. This high altitude point        the object depicted on the         had also been used for rituals,       ancient coins of the 4th. century  feasts and wine parties.              B.C. represents the stone. There                                         are a lots of inscriptions like    One of the best preserved             this all around.                   buildings is the Church. A cross                                         on the entrance still remains.        Love of Byblis : A legendary       It’s 2500 year old domes and          story                              marble columns adorned by                                                religious figures are wonderful.      According to an ancient legend,    The Roman Bath was originally         Byblıs was a daughter of      designed as complex building          Miletus and Eidothea and sister    divided into rooms for education,     of Caunus. Byblis was in love      sporting activities and meeting.      with her brother Caunus. This was  The gigantic windows that were        a love that could not be between   been built for athletes to warm       sister and brother. And as her     up by sun after a bath with icy       love grew from day to day Byblis   waters, also provided them with       fell incestuously in love with     dazzling sights. Two columns          her brother Caunus and declared    found in the Terrace Temple were      her love to him in a letter.       the first discoveries that            Caunus, horrified, rejected her.   started Caunos excavations. The       He fled from his sister, but she   Temple, which you can't help          followed him through Caria.. He    being charmed by, remains almost      came to this part of Caria and     as it was. The inscriptions on        founded the city of Caunus. As     its marble columns mention the        for Byblis, she pursued him as he  Caunian Gods. The most                fled her but could not find him.   interesting part of this              She was weeping so much and was    about to die from grief and           These Stone King Tombs are the     exhaustion when she was turned by     symbols of the city.               nymphs into a fountain. This is                                          the legendary story of the origin     So if you are visiting Turkey it   of the city of Caunos..               is worth seeing Marmaris with its                                        natural attractions, daily sea     The Human Factor in Architecture      excursions, caretta caretta                                              turtles, and with the possibility  Another majestic building of the      of visiting ancient city ruins     city is the Fountain. It is           such as Cnidos, Caunos,            interesting to note that the          Cleopatra’s Island, Loryma and     Caunians never designed a city        many others..                      without a fountain. They were                                            used by visitors coming from                                             distant seas to freshen up. The        noble inhabitants of Caunos.          align="center">                    About the Author: Gurhan Ebren is a retired naval office and currently runs El Paso Travel, a travel agency specializing in yacht and gulet charters and cruises in Turkey. You can learn more about holidays and vacations in Turkey and get great ideas for visiting historical and scenic destinations in Turkey at his website http://www.elpasotravel.net Published At: www.Isnare.com