Datça · Turkey

Knidos

Historic photo spotgoogle verified

~30 min

easy

7/10

contemplative

Knidos (pronounced kuhnee-dos), a once-prosperous Dorian port city dating to 400 BC, lies in scattered ruins across 3km of the Datça Peninsula's tip. Steep hillsides, terraced and planted with groves of olive, almond and fruit trees, rise above two idyllic bays where yachts drop anchor and a lightho