Altinkum - a lovely resort on the Turkish coast.

Altinkum is set on a fantastic geographical part of the world. It is 200 km south from the Turkey’s third largest city, Izmir; 73 km from Kusadasi and 110 km from Bodrum, which are the two important tourist resorts of the country. The journey from Bodrum airport will take just over 1 hour and from Izmir airport 2 hours.

The Beach

Altinkum translated means "Golden Sand" and relates to the beutiful beaches in this holiday resort. The beaches are very safe for families with children as the waters are shallow and slope gently, they are just as appealing to those just wanting to unwind, take it easy and work on their tans. The beach wraps round the picturesque Altinkum Bay forming three beaches one at either end of the town and the main beach, there are plenty of sun beds and umbrellas for hire and at very reasonable rates and many restaurants and markets nearby to supply cooling drinks and snacks. Go for a paddle or a swim in the calm sparkling blue waters where You will also find a large assortment of water sports both ends of the beach; Windsurfing Jet Skis, Banana Boat Ride, and for those less energetic, Pedalos. There is a small harbour area near to the main beach that offer daily boat trips to 5 islands in the are

The Apollon Temple

Didyma is located close to the local town of Söke of which both are in the province of Aydin on the Aegean Coast. Yenihisar has become the town centre for the holiday resort of Altinkum. Where you will find many traditional turkish shops and resturants and the famous Saturday market. Here one finds an important sanctuary that housed one of the oracles of Apollo. It was connected to Miletus by sea, and those arriving by ship would land at the harbour of Panormus and thence follow the Sacred way to Didyma. Until its destruction by the Persians in 494 B.C. it was administered by the family of the Branchidae, the descendants of Bronchos, a youth beloved of Apollo. For the last two kilometres the Sacred Way was lined with seated statues of the male and female members of the Branchidae family.

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The coast

The coast is already famous for its marinas, and a number of new projects are due to be launched soon, including The new planned Marina for Altinkum which is planned to be the largest Marina on this coast of Turkey, also work around the popular existing marina at Göcek, between Dalaman and Fethiye. With 174 Blue Flag beaches already and dozens of improvement projects underway, the similarities between Turkey is widely called the new Spain in many advertising campaigns and once visited most tourists return time and time again this is mainly due to the friendliness of the locals the long hours of sunshine and excellent value for money.