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Altinkum - Didim – the holiday resort built on Apollo’s temple

By: Clint Jhonson

Altinkum City in the district of Didim used to be a small unknown town on the western Aegean coast of Turkey, partly built on the ruins of Apollo temple in the ancient times. Back in the modern contemporary era, Didim property owners tried to get some money out of the unfertile tobacco fields in the district, but they gave up soon. Around 15 years ago, people from large cities around Turkey such as Istanbul, Ankara, and Izmir first came to Altinkum and started to build their own summer houses or holiday homes. Presently, they built villas and apartments for sale in Altinkum and other smaller towns, as part of the emerging real estate business in the area.

This is in short the story of a town than managed to transform the unfertile land into a flourishing real estate business, accommodating more and more foreign tourists fascinated by the sunny exotic climate and intrigued by the Turkish lifestyle. Presently, Didim property values are rising dramatically as foreign buyers followed the lead kick-started by the local businessmen and they are more and more interested in purchasing a villa or an apartment for sale in Altinkum.

Today's Didim is rapidly growing to become a holiday resort completely different from what it used to be 10-15 years ago, welcoming large population of tourists with its beautiful beaches, ancient churches and temples, and traditional culture. Didim has its own microclimate and benefits from hundreds of days of sun a year and warm winters, allowing tourists and foreign residents owing a Didim property to enjoy the famous beach even in January. Geographically speaking, Didim is much closer to ancient towns and natural wonders than most of the holiday resorts of Turkey and that is another keynote that highly recommends the district in tourists’ eyes.

There are many things tourists and foreign residents can do in Altinkum, besides taking sub baths until sun sets. But the main attraction in Altinkum, as everywhere else in Turkey, is the traditional Turkish bath. The Turkish bath is just something you have to experience: from the lovely hot sauna, where you feel you are about to pass out from the heat, to the warmed table where first you get a rubdown and then a soap foam massage. After only one visit to the Turkish bath, you’ll simply feel relaxed and revitalized at the same time.

Altinkum means “golden sands” and either as a simple tourist, or as an investor interested in a Didim property or in an apartment for sale in Altinkum, you can quickly see how the resort got its name. Altinkum sandy beaches, gentle touched by the inviting turquoise blue Aegean Sea waves. You can also discover the natural coves and bays by organised boat trips. The boats leave from the harbour every day in the summer season, which starts at the beginning of May. Water sports, diving courses, fishing tours are also available. The adventurers may discover the area themselves thanks to local travel agents who organise tours to Lake Bafa, Akköy village (or the “White Village”, as the local houses are made of white stone), Didyma - Miletos – Priene – antique vestiges, Ephesus - Virgin Mary's house, Pamukkale, known by Turkish people as the 8th wonder of the world, and many other ancient place, each of them with an impressive history.

Altinkum is a friendly resort and you will find the locals nonchalant and relaxed in their attitude towards tourists. The moment you will get to know them, you notice they enjoy nothing better than chatting over a glass of Turkey's famous apple tea in all the restaurants and bars existing here, providing international menus and organizing special Turkish nights with Turkish food,. Turkish dancing, the belly dancers and everything.

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The sun, sea, beaches, and the natural beauty of the places, all these make just about anyone wish for a Didim property or start looking for a villa or an apartment for sale in Altinkum.

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