AttractionsLocated about 40 km away from Marmaris, Selimiye; has a sea similar to a lake through the surrounding mountains which is warm, calm and quiet that offers a peaceful life and also has one of the major marinas in Turkey. The nearest airport is Dalaman Airport, about 134 km from Selimiye.
In 1391 Selimiye joined the Ottoman lands. After the proclamation of the Republic, transportation became easier and the village moved to its current settlement. Although Selimiye is a village where Turks of Cretan origin are settled, it is generally dominated by Turkmen Yoruk culture. Due to the abundance of oxygen in the air there are many people in the village who are over 100 years old.
The places to visit around Selimiye are detailed below.
Bozburun, has its barren and gray appearance despite the green and forest structure throughout Marmaris. Bozburun is mostly known for yachts and gulet shipyards. The iconic blue gulets are built here. There are many workshops in the region for this purpose. Bozburun is also famous for the coves waiting to be discovered and is one of the stops for yachts and boats. It is also within the borders of the ancient city of Larymna. All kinds of objects, including amphoras removed from the wrecks by divers in the blue turquoise waters of the coast, are evidence of the fact that Bozburun was an important trade port in the past.
Hisaronu, which attracts attention with its shallow sea and tile color sand, is a suitable address for surfing with its features of the sea and winds from sea to land. To enjoy the wonderful nature of nature, the nature of the ancient city is waiting for surprises. Hisaronu, which is quite developed in terms of equestrian sport, manages to satisfy its visitors with its many restaurants and cafes.
Hisaronu, which attracts attention with its shallow sea and tile color sand, is a suitable address for surfing with its features of the sea and winds from sea to land. To enjoy the wonderful nature of nature, the nature of the ancient city is waiting for surprises. Hisaronu, which is quite developed in terms of equestrian sport, manages to satisfy its visitors with its many restaurants and cafes.
Osmaniye Village, which is in the highest position of the region, is a small, cute settlement surrounded by pines. Local people does beekeeping for living with its small population, also livestock production and especially the production of pine honey, which is known worldwide. The quaint village of the Aegean Regio is a stopping point for those who want to taste this taste.
The most remote location in Bozburun, Taşlıca attracts attention with its magnificent sea and Simi Island view. The neighboring Söğüt, which offers attractive routes for hikers, is a village built a little further inside than the sea, but the beauty of the sea of Saranda Bay, which is within its borders, and the unique sunset view it offers, is another beauty that visitors of the region must see.
Turgut is especially preferred to see the carpets woven in the village and to cool down in the ice-cold waters of the Waterfall, which is poured from a height of 3-4 meters on hot summer days. Due to its historical and natural wealth, the area has been declared as a protected area. Its surroundings are covered with red pine, the characteristic tree of the region. For tourists who go to the village to buy carpets, weaving carpets, yarn making, color dyeing and painting are also performed.
Bayır village welcomes its visitors with a giant plane tree, estimated at 2,000 years old. When the locals turn around the plane tree 3 times, they believe that they will have a healthy and long life. There are shops and counters in the village square where various kinds of honey, carob molasses, roasted peanuts and almonds, wood carving handicrafts are sold. After the physician of the Akha armies, surrounding the Trojan, was married and settled in the region, the village appeared on the stage with the name Syrna. With Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman sovereignty village has survived to the present day.
Datça peninsula, which is washed by the waters of the Aegean Sea on one coast and Mediterranean on the other coast, is home to 52 coves of natural wonders. The ancient city of Knidos, located at the edge of Datça, shows its splendor with its ruins as a Carian City founded in 2000 BC . There are still traces of two temples, one dedicated to Apollo and the other to Aphrodite.
Turkey's Mugla province at the southwestern tip, situated within the limits of Akyaka is the eastern end of the Gulf of Gokova. The population of Akyaka town, which is located in the mid-point of the road connecting Marmaris and Muğla, is around 1500 in winter and reaches 3-4 thousand in summer months. Akyaka; which is surrounded by Gokova plain from the south side and 1000 m of Sakartepe Mountain from the north side, is one of Turkey's most beautiful places. Akyaka offers unforgettable views to its visitors with hundreds of different bird species coming to the reeds of the "Gökova" plain.
The magnificent Amos Bay in the town of Kumrubuk, on the Turunç Street, has also gained a considerable reputation for its beauty with its ancient city built on the Asarlık Hill to the south of the steep coast of the sea as well as the beauty of its sea. Amos means 'Temple of the Mother Goddess' in the Hellenic language. This small and charming bay has become the meeting point of all local and foreign tourists in recent years with its long beach filled with colorful pebbles and the clear blue sea.
