Things to Do in Karpuzlu: 2 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Karpuzlu

While you are in Karpuzlu, you can also see the highlights of Aydın province. These places are in other districts; Karpuzlu is about 55 km from the provincial centre.

• Aphrodisias Ancient City — The city of Aphrodite in the Geyre neighbourhood of Karacasu; from the 1st to the 5th century AD it was one of the art centres of the Roman world thanks to its sculpture school.
• Aphrodisias Stadium — The best-preserved and most magnificent building in the city, and the best-preserved of all the ancient stadiums in the Aegean Region; it hosted athletic competitions for a long time.
• Didyma Temple of Apollo — Together with Delphi, Didyma in Didim was the most famous oracle centre of the Hellenic world.
• Miletus (Miletos) — An Ionian port city near the village of Balat in Didim, the home of Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes and the birthplace of Hippodamus, the inventor of the grid city plan.
• Priene — An Ionian city built in terraces on the steep slope of Mount Mykale (Dilek) in the Güllübahçe neighbourhood of Söke; it is known as the first and most important city to apply the Hippodamian grid plan.
• Nysa — A city built on both sides of a stream valley in Sultanhisar; the geographer Strabo studied here.

Practical Information for Visiting Karpuzlu

Suggested time

Half a day

Best time to visit

Spring and autumn

Places to visit

2 places

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  Çöp Şiş (small skewered kebabs)

  Çöp Şiş, threaded on small skewers and grilled over embers, is a popular dish in Aydın and its surroundings.

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  Zeytinyağlı Ege Otları (Aegean herbs in olive oil)

  Aegean herbs such as radika, şevketibostan and turp otu are cooked in olive oil.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Karpuzlu

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  First woman muhtar

  Türkiye's first woman muhtar, Gül Esin, was elected in Demircidere village in this area.

Local Products

• Olives and olive oil — Olive cultivation is widespread in the district's land.
• Figs — The fig, the symbol of Aydın, also grows in Karpuzlu's orchards.

Economy

The economy is based on agriculture. The population has been declining since the 1990s.

How to Get to Karpuzlu

Karpuzlu is 55 km from Aydın city centre. It is reached by road via Aydın and Çine.

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Karpuzlu: Frequently Asked Questions

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Other Districts of Aydın

• Bozdoğan 5 places Bozdoğan Castle, Turgut Waterfall and Mount Madran
• Buharkent 4 places Buharkent Hot Springs, Büyük Menderes Valley and Geothermal Greenhouses
• Çine 5 places Alabanda Ancient City, Gerga Ancient City and Çine Stream Valley
• Didim 7 places Temple of Apollo (Didyma), Altınkum Beach and Didyma Ancient City
• Efeler 5 places Tralleis Ancient City, Aydın Museum and Ramazanpaşa Mosque
• Germencik 5 places Alangüllü Hot Springs, Büyük Menderes Plain and Magnesia ad Maeandrum Ancient City
• İncirliova 3 places İncirliova Fig Orchards, Amyzon Ancient City and Büyük Menderes Plain
• Karacasu 4 places Afrodisias Ancient City, Afrodisias Museum and Mount Baba
• Koçarlı 8 places Adnan Menderes Democracy Museum, Koçarlı Canyon and Koçarlı Olive Groves
• Köşk 3 places Köşk Hot Springs, View of the Büyük Menderes Plain and Köşk Olive Groves
• Kuşadası 7 places Dilek Peninsula–Büyük Menderes Delta National Park, Güvercinada Castle and Caravanserai (Öküz Mehmet Paşa Caravanserai)
• Kuyucak 4 places Keçeciler Village, Kuyucak Plateaus and Antiokheia Ad Maendrum Ancient City
• Nazilli 5 places Nazilli Sümerbank Printed Fabric Factory, Mastavra Ancient City and Beşparmak Mountains
• Söke 4 places Priene Ancient City, Miletos Ancient City and Büyük Menderes Delta
• Sultanhisar 9 places Nysa Ancient City, Nysa Tüneli and Sultanhisar Zeytinlikleri
• Yenipazar 5 places Yenipazar Bazaar, Yenipazar Plateaus and Yenipazar Olive Groves