DATÇA

Datça is famous for its calm and natural beauties of Muğla. It is located at the junction of Aegean and Mediterranean.

The world's second in terms of oxygen, is Turkey's richest regions. The famous historian Strabo has a famous promise in this regard:

"If God wants his servant to be long-lived, he will leave it to the Datça Peninsula."

How is Datça located?

Datça is located in the Aegean Region as the geographical region. It has a mountainous and rugged terrain. The highest points of the Datça Peninsula are Bozdağ (1174), Kalecik Mountain (881), Montenegro (786), Emecik Mountain (704), Slit Mountain (615). 66% of the land is forest area, 18% is rarely bush and rocky, only 16% is agricultural land. Kizlan Plain, Burgaz Plain, Reşadiye Plain and Karaköy, Palamutbükü and Masudiye which are among the most important of the coastal plains are the plains of the county.

The 235 km coastline of the peninsula, with a surface area of ​​446 km², is decorated like 52 large and small laces. In Balıkaşıran (64 km from Datça), which forms the border between Marmaris and Datça, the land width between the northern and southern coasts is 1 km and the widest point of the peninsula is 17 km.

Datça has a typical Mediterranean climate. The summers are hot and arid, the winters are warm and rainy. On the peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides, the cool northern winds of summer blow away the scorching heat. The average humidity is 58% and Datça is sunny in 300 days of the year.

Tourism
Datça Peninsula is declared to be a Special Environmental Protection Area, so it is prudent to be one of the most important tourism centers in the future with its unspoilt nature, 235 km coastline and 52 coves, rich flora and fauna, Knidos Ancient City. Datça has many blue flag beaches. Some of those; Aktur Holiday Site Beach, Aktur Kamping Beach, Karaincir Beach, Hospital Beach, Periliköşk Beach, Billurkent Beach.


Yacht tourism and water sports
Eco-tourism is the extensive opportunities available in terms of, between Bodrum and Fethiye are important as a place where the focus of intensified Turkey yacht tourism. On the other hand, for local and foreign tourists who spend their holidays in our regions, nature and water sports such as trekking, surfing and sailing are ideal environments. It is an ideal place for health tourism because of the continuous wakefulness of the wind and the possibility of holiday that is not felt naturally and plenty of oxygen.


Tourism has rapidly gained importance in the economic life of the city, with the province being declared as a priority tourism region in 1970 and it has become an important source of income for the people. Parallel to this phenomenon, it is observed that the number of establishments that increase the number of lodging facilities in the district has increased rapidly from year to year. Datça Peninsula is a very important route for the boat that organizes the "Blue Voyage" from Bodrum and Marmaris.


Boats and yachts from the Aegean Islands occupy an important place among the entry-exit boats in Datça Harbor. From the Greek islands, especially Rhodes and the (Semi) Sömbeki islands, the Greeks, who come to the city on Saturdays to exchange money, provide foreign exchange to the city. Construction works carried out outside the tourism season keep the economic life alive beside agriculture in the winter months.
Important historical monuments in Datça
A mosque from the Seljuks and the remains of ceramic workshops in the area of ​​Hızırşah; In Reşadiye Mahallesi, Mehmet Ali Ağa Konağı and Reşadiye Mosque and Temple Remains in the Emecik neighborhood are some of the artifacts dating from the day.