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Kusadasi is situated in 90 kilometers to south from Izmir, the third biggest Turkish city. Due to its clean well-cared beaches with small lonely gulfs and first-class hotels the town is extraordinary popular among foreign tourists.
Interesting stories from Kusadasi history. Kusadasi means Birds Island in Turkish. The ancient town was called so because of a small connected with shore by poured road island where herons, pigeons and other birds have been building their nests for ages .
The history of Kusadasi goes deep into ages. During 4 thousand years Hitts, Romans, Greeks, Byzantines, Osmans and the crusaders knights left their traces in here. Nowadays ruins of ancient buildings are all over the town. They say about rich historical past of this region, which golden beaches used to be favorite resort of noble and rich citizens of Efes.
In the 16th century sailors from Genoa and Venice called the town Scala Nuova, what means ‘New landing’. They were those who laid the foundation of the town we see now. Roads, port and fortress, which later became the refuge of the famous pirate Barbarous, were built.
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