All about Mugla A place of beauty, history and culture

All about Mugla A place of beauty, history and culture
2 August 2021

Mugla is a region in Turkey, located in the southwest corner, where the Aegean Sea meets the Mediterranean. It’s a very popular holiday destination with districts including Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye, Dalyan and Datca. Mugla boasts beautiful resorts, amazing history, picturesque landscapes and stunning beaches. There are accommodations, restaurants with worldwide cuisines and lots of entertainment choices to suit every taste. Mugla has something for everyone.

In ancient times, the Mugla region was known as “Caria” and has been a leading social cultural and historical centre for centuries. Numerous ancient societies and Anatolian civilizations including Roman, Byzantine, Greek, Seljuk and Ottoman people have left footprints here. The region was ruled by the Ottomans from 1390 and started the era of Turkish Sovereignty in Mugla.

Mugla is the provinces capital and is a peaceful yet modern city stretching from the foothills of the Asar Mountain. Mugla has plenty of unique architecture and has a low population growth rate. The economic development of the city relies mainly on tourism, so Mugla’s natural beauty has always been protected.

The city of Mugla is a hub for transportation, with coaches running directly from the otogar to neighbouring towns and major cities all over Turkey. Bodrum and Fethiye link Mugla with the rest of the world with two airports in the province, Dalaman International Airport and Bodrum-Milas.

Mugla accommodates nineteen marinas and slips, has the longest coast in Turkey with a total of 1,124 kilo meters and has a Mediterranean climate meaning it’s hot and dry during the summertime and cool and rainy during winter.

Mugla has some of Turkey’s most popular destinations including hundreds of magnificent bays famous for their picturesque beauty like the Blue Lagoon and Oludeniz in Fethiye, Caretta Caretta Beach, Patara Beach and the stunning Butterfly Valley in Fethiye.

The myriad of venues in the Mugla Province make the region as attractive as it can be for the three million tourists who visit annually.

Mugla’s agriculture is rich with vegetation and the region is famous for its production of olive oil, honey, citrus fruits, herbs, almonds and green house vegetables. The Mugla province is covered with lush green forests, in fact more than two thirds is a heaven for monumental trees.

There are also many outdoor sports visitors can experience in Mugla including mountain climbing, trekking, cycling, sailing, diving and paragliding from the famous Babadag Mountain in Fethiye. The towns of Bodrum and Marmaris are known for their abundant nightlife venues.

The leading stimulus for the development of Mugla has come from Mugla Sitki Kocman University with thousands of students coming from other cities of Turkey with different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This has given the city a new multi cultural, free, peaceful and Western identity. The university emblem represents the natural beauty, the stunning waters, the vast history and cultural heritage.

Mugla is not only a province for visiting though. Many expats have relocated permanently, living in towns and villages dotted around the coastline. Expats who retire to the province of Mugla enjoy the year-round ambiance and the climate.

Mugla has some of the most stunning beaches including Oludeniz and the Blue Lagoon in Fethiye, Calis Beach with stunning sunsets and a massive choice of water sports, Marmaris Beach with a long promenade and Iztuzu Beach, the nesting place for the Caretta turtles.

Mugla also has some amazing historical sites that include Kayakoy Ghost Village in Fethiye, abandoned in 1923, the Bodrum Castle, Tlos ruined city and the Dalyan rock tombs. There are way too many to list here.

So, welcome to Mugla, a place of natural beauty, a place for exploration and definitely a wonderful place to visit.

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