Things to Do in Koçarlı: 8 Places to Visit

Places to Visit in Koçarlı

• 4 Historic
• 1 Museum
• 2 Nature
• 1 Attraction

🖼️ Museums 1

5 🖼️ Museum

Adnan Menderes Democracy Museum

A museum established for Adnan Menderes, Türkiye's 9th prime minister.

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While you are in Koçarlı, you can also see the highlights of Aydın province. These places are in other districts.

• 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 Koçarlı

Suggested time

Half a day

Best time to visit

Spring and autumn

Places to visit

8 places

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  Zeytinyağlı Enginar (artichokes cooked in olive oil)

  Artichokes, the seasonal vegetable of the Aegean, are cooked in olive oil with carrots and peas. It is one of the most loved dishes of the spring months. Prepared by local people for special occasions, this dish is a symbol of hospitality.

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  Gözleme

  Thinly rolled yufka filled with cheese, spinach or potato and cooked on a sač. Rolling the yufka thinly is a skill that requires expertise and is perfected in experienced hands.

Culture, Local Products and Economy of Koçarlı

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  Olive Harvest Tradition

  In Koçarlı, the olive harvest is a traditional activity carried out in the autumn months with the participation of the whole family. Pressing olive oil after the harvest is an important part of local culture.

Local Products

• Olive Oil — Olive oil obtained from olives grown on the slopes of Koçarlı is among the finest oils of the Aegean.
• Figs — Figs are grown in Koçarlı. The figs produced in the district are among the high-quality examples of Aydın figs.

Economy

The economy of Koçarlı is based on agriculture. Olive, fig and citrus cultivation are the main sources of livelihood. Olive oil production is an important part of the district's economy.

How to Get to Koçarlı

Koçarlı is reached by road, 25 km from Aydın city centre. The nearest airport is İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport (145 km). Regular minibus services run from Aydın.

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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
• Karpuzlu 2 places Alinda Ancient City and Amyzon Ancient City
• 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