This
seaside resort town has grown immensely in the last 30 years, and is
especially popular with holiday makers from Europe.
Many cruising ships travelling around the Aegean Islands
stop here, especially because of its close proximity (20km)
to Selcuk. Kusadasi is a good base to explore this and other
ancient cities like Priene and Didyma.
The town
is popular predominantly because of its many hotels,
restaurants, souvenir and carpet shops, and lively
nightlife. The Kale district has some old traditional houses
and narrow streets, and gives some indication of what the
town used to be like. The most famous beach is Kadinlar
Plaji, 2.5km south of the town, and there are several small
beaches further south, and closer to town is Yilanci Burnu,
the peninsula.
