Marmaris Map

Marmaris is a city in Turkey, along the Mediterranean coast in the province of MuÄŸla.Despite a construction boom in the 1980s, Marmaris still retains its charm due to the exceptional natural beauty of its location. The district’s population is estimated to reach 300,000–400,000 people during the tourism season but normally it has 31.000 inhabitants . Marmaris’ main source of income is tourism.

How to get there ?

The nearest regional airport Dalaman is 100km away from Marmaris.You can find Coach transfers to Marmaris every 1/2 hours.

Best way of getting around is using the minibuses (Dolmus in Turkish) . The fee is 1 -2 YTL anywhere in marmaris and 1.5 -2.5 YTL between Icmeler and Marmaris. Marmaris dolmuses have a green band across them and orange for Icmeler.You can pick them up from the side of the road by hailing for them and they will stop wherever you want on the route.

Taxis are also available but its too expensive.

What to do

Many of the local tour companies offer some trips ;

Jeep Safari - drive around mountains surrounding Marmaris and visit village, waterfalls and pictureque beaches.

Turkish baths - a traditional turkish bath (Hamam) with sauna, body peel, foam massage and oil massage.

Turkish night - entertainment night with cossack dancing, belly dancing and all things Turkish

Also, trips to further afield such as Dalyan turtle beach (Dalyan isthe best place to see )and mud baths, Pamukale, Lycia etc.

What to Buy

Lots of shops selling usual tourist fodder as well as local specialities such as Turkish Delight, carpets etc. Leather goods can be bought for a good price if youre prepared to bargain. For food, there is a large supermarket at the end of the main road before the harbour and marina called Tansas which stocks virtually everything including international brands.

In Marmaris

There aren’t many places to see in Marmaris city center but The castle near the marina is quite nice and was a fort built by Suleyman the magnificent. And the marina is very nice for a relaxing drink or dinner.