Total Distance: 58,8 km

Average Time: 1 hour 10 min

Starting Elevation: 40 m

Highest Elevation: 90 m

Difficulty: Medium

 

Transportation to the Starting Point of the Route

Aydın – Söke: 49,5 km

Nazilli – Söke: 97,6 km

Çine – Söke: 86,6 km

Kuşadası – Söke: 22,7 km

 

Route Details

You can start your tour by visiting the old Turkish and Greek neighborhoods and the historical houses located in Söke District centre. You can also visit the Ottoman period mosques in the district centre as well as Fatma-Suat Orhun Museum, which is an art house, and Uzbek Konağı (Mansion) Museum. You can tour the streets, and taste meatballs and pide(flat bread with ground meat) at local restaurants. If you travel westward, you’ll reach Güllübahçe after 14 km. After you enter the village, if you follow the cobblestone road, what will welcome you is the church that is dedicated to St. Nicholas. It’s possible to rest and dine in the village which attracts attention with its fresh air and unique scenery. After your tour of the village, if you head West, after 3 km you’ll reach Priene Ancient City also known as Anatolia’s Pompei. In the city, after you visit the theatre, the council building and the other structures that are present, you can get some rest or alternatively enjoy the view of the Söke Plains. Also, if you head southwest on the same road, after 21 km, you’ll reach Miletus Ancient City which was a port city in ancient times. The city is one of the places we recommend the visitors to see, as it was one of the biggest and most important cities of the ancient World. If you travel 20 km to the South of Miletus, you can visit Temple of Apollo which was one of the biggest temples of the ancient World. From here, you can go to Didim District’s centre, Akbük’s and Altınkum’s beaches where you can go for a swim, stay at a hotel or have some sea food at local restaurants.