A frequently asked question is: “where is the beginning and the end of the Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea?” The answer is: in Marmaris! Marmaris divides the Mediterranean area and the Aegean Sea through a narrow and long peninsula. If the question is which sea is Marmaris on? then the answer is both Aegean and the Mediterranean seas. The Marmaris peninsula has always been a significant part of Mediterranean civilisation, due to its geographical location, and it’s beautiful nature and rich history. Marmaris played an important role in the development of civilisations along the coasts between the Mediterranean islands and the coasts of the European Continent and the Eastern
Mediterranean.
The Aegean coasts were full of countless bays, in other words, they were natural harbours, which provided shelter from the wind and storm. The Mediterranean people lived from the harvest of the sea and the land but this sea was not as rich in fish as the Black Sea. The first steps in world trade developed in the Mediterranean region, and that includes for the seamanship. First, the harbours were created and then the cities soon developed around the harbours.
What has changed from antiquity until now?
The Mediterranean is very generous to people who live on its shores. In the blue seas and green bays, you can still see the traditional design of the old wooden fishing boats, which are now used for tourism. The most beautiful bay by far of the Turkish coast, or rather, of the entire Mediterranean Sea
Sailing in Marmaris
Marmaris is the starting point of the Marmaris International Race Week Series, a sailing week organized by the Turkish Marmaris International Yachting Club that is held around October/November each year. On average, 100 ships participate in the race, which is divided into three categories: the sponsored racing yachts (Race Cruisers), the charter class (Cruisers) and the traditional sailing ships (Classic Yachts).
Diving in Marmaris
You can dive around Marmaris pretty well. At ‘Aquarium Bay’ there are beautiful caves to see. Special is the ‘chimney cave’. Through narrow passages, you dive to the lower ‘room’ which is about 18 meters deep. Through a narrow chimney, you come out at a depth of about 5 meters. There are also several underwater caves, 400-year-old anchors and large amphora fields.
At Octopus Bay you have a chance to see small moray eels and octopuses. Near the small island of Bedir Ada, at a depth of 24 meters, there is an 800-year-old Ottoman wreck.
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