Altınkum is the most popular beach of Didim. It means 'golden sands', and the color of sands is golden yellow truly. The azure sea is very clean. Altınkum has most of otels, restaurants, bars and shoping centers of Didim.
Didim is a beautiful tourist vacation spot, has some of the best sun, sand and sea in the Aegean region. It has a rich history. The Temple to Apollo at Didim was one of the most sacred places of antiquity. Though many times looted and burned, the sanctuary still possesses elegant beauty. A prophetic oracle in ancient times, there is a large temple dedicated to the sun god Apollon here. The ancients' belief in fate was very powerful and they saw Apollon as a god of prophecy who would reveal their fate.
The other beaches in Didim except Altınkum, are Tavşan Burnu and Akbük. Tavşan Burnu has a marvellous sunset. Lake Bafa is one of the important ornitology areas in Turkey.
Further to the south you will see the ancient city of Priene, built according to a geometric plan designed by the great architect of Miletus, Hippodamos. Miletus was a great centre of commerce and thought in the ancient world and important developments, scientific and otherwise, took place here.
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