Kusadasi, Turkey. A walking tour of the harbour, market, and castle.

[Music] as you come out of the port you get your tourism app at the tourist information desk this is the fourth bazaar two minutes you are in city center everything is so close here um if you feel like going to the right you've got seven minutes away the fortress it's free to enter right and if you turn to the left you've got yah marina 15 minutes away walking distance and over here you can take some nice photos you know vacation is a serious issue thank you salaam they say turn left to spend more money almost opposite the ship if you turn right just past the bank is the old town bazaar famous for its genuine fakes and if you turn left from the ship there are plenty of beaches where you can swim but if you want the best beach it's ladies beach and it's beyond the castle the other way two doves after ottoman empire he made the modern turkey 1923 right before 1923 the name of the country was ottoman ottoman empire but 1923 he made modern turkey selling was right the castle is really close the causeway is quite new and has become a pier for pleasure boats here you get your boat trips entrance is free this pigeon island fort was a naval base protecting these shores during byzantine and ottoman times kutchudati derives its name from pidgin island and it looks like lots of pigeons live here the walls of the castle were built in 1860 and the rest of the cast was restored quite recently about 2015. albert the magician has taught me to see through locked doors this is barbarous herrera and pasha one of the most renowned figures in the ottoman empire the castle is beautifully kept and there are explanations of the flora and fauna all the way around which i think is a nice touch so it's seven minutes to walk here seven minutes to walk back about 45 minutes to leisurely stroll around it's free to get in probably worth a visit not much time out of your day and worth it if only for the views unfortunately it's not wheelchair friendly and there are lots of steps but there are plenty of benches to rest on the caravanserai is another landmark of the city and it sits right opposite the port the caravanserai is in the middle of the city and was constructed by the grand vizier in 1618. this is the neopolis sculpture symposium and it was created to build a bridge between the past and the present in the city and it's really beautiful [Music] the peace monument beautiful monument [Music] the archaeopark is a great way to get kids interested in archaeology please see our film on the ephesus museum and the sights of ephesus we also have a great film on troy in chanakali plus we'll show you where to find the amphitheater in bodrum where you'll be able to walk around completely free and probably by yourself we have many ports all over the mediterranean from greece and turkey cyprus malta crete italy spain france everywhere please join doris visits subscribe and follow us on facebook this is the archaeological museum at ephesus and we're just going to have a look around please see our film on the ephesus museum this is the model of the temple of artemis it was one of the seven wonders of the world this is a statue of artemis from the first century we've just seen the model in the museum and this is the remains of the temple of artemis so behind me are the ruins of the temple of artemis which was one of the seven wonders of the ancient world until it was destroyed by fire and you can see they've recreated one of the pillars there and now a stalk is resting on the top if you want to know about a certain port just search doris visits then the name of the port for example if you want to know about bodrum in turkey search doris visits boardroom see what happens [Music] you