Marmaris, Turkey: The Party Destination in Turkey

A popular tourist hub on the Mediterranean coast, Marmaris is a bustling sea-side city surrounded by pine-covered mountains. Our favourite spot to visit is the Marmaris castle near the harbour, a restored castle that now houses a museum of the area's historic artifacts.

We visit Marmaris regularly when cruising to the Greek islands to complete passport formalities when exiting and re-entering Turkey.

Marmaris, Turkey in Pictures

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Marmaris harbour, including the castle, as viewed when approaching by seaHotels hug the coast as we approach the sprawling resort town of Marmaris by seaA daily boat filled with holiday makers heads out of the harbourMassive hotel complex with multi-coloured water slides in the Turkish holiday resort town of MarmarisBoats of all shapes and sizes anchored in the bay in front of Marmaris townA panorma of hundreds of sailboat masts in a private marinaGulets anchored along the harbour wall in front of the castle at Marmaris, TurkeyBronze statue of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk standing in front of several Turkish flagsCannon and cannon balls on display at a museum at MarmarisAntique anchors on display at the Marmaris Castle museumDisplay of clay pots and vases in a ship's hold at the Marmaris CastleStairway in the courtyard of the Marmaris CastleMuseum display of Muslim gravestones amidst colourful flowersSmall rock carving of a man riding a horse on display in the museum in Marmaris CastleByzantine grave marker with Greek characters carved into the baseMuseum display representing a Muslim cemetary with grave markers from different erasStairway handrail decorated with colourful pebblesPottery display in the courtyard of the Marmaris Castle museumPanorama of the courtyard and outer walls of the Marmaris CastleCourtyard of the Marmaris Castle as seen from the upper levelGulet anchored in the bay in front of Marmaris town, as seen from the top of the castleCrenelated walls at the top of Marmaris CastleCourtyard garden of Marmaris Castle with the harbour in the backgroundStatue of three tourists taking photos and videos in a shopping plaza in MarmarisEntrance to the massive shopping complex in MarmarisWindow display in Marmaris indicating the shop caters to 7-XL and 8-XL sizesPeople standing at the top of the Marmaris Castle, their heads positioned between the crenels on the top of the wall, form a pretty and very symmetric pattern