The Kuşadası City Guides deal with the questions every visitor here runs into: how to see Ephesus before the cruise coaches pour in, where locals eat a few streets back from the harbour for a fraction of the price, which beaches suit small children and where to spend a long evening of meze, rakı and live Turkish music. Each guide is a short, honest list that explains why a place deserves your time, what to order or look at and one practical tip, and it opens in your browser the moment you have paid.
About the Kuşadası City Guides
- 103 places
- 5 guides
- 6 languages
- Works offline
- Print or PDF
- Instant access
- Free updates
The five Kuşadası guides
Food guide
25 places
Village breakfasts and köfte grills, tradesmen’s lokantas and wood-oven pide, fish bought by weight at the harbour, lunch in Selçuk and Şirince, then baklava.
Things to do guide
20 places
Ephesus timed to beat the crowds, the Byzantine and Seljuk layers of Selçuk, the old quarter and Pigeon Island, national park coves and the ruins further south.
Family guide
20 places
Gently shelving beaches, two big water parks, an island castle reached on foot, ruins and museums that keep children curious, and food where kids are welcome.
Nightlife guide
20 places
Sunset terraces, Bar Street without the padded bill, meyhane nights with rakı and live music, beach clubs, Şirince wine houses and kokoreç in the small hours.
Day trips guide
18 places
The coves of the Dilek Peninsula, Ephesus and its Terrace Houses, Selçuk and Şirince by dolmuş, then Priene, Miletus, Didyma and Lake Bafa.
Why an interactive guide beats a list
Tick places off
Mark each place as done and watch your progress, so you always know what is left.
Your own notes
Write notes on any place and add your own finds. They stay on your phone.
One tap to Maps
Every place opens in Google Maps, and the day route puts your picks in a sensible order.
Open now, near me
Filter by what is open right now or what is closest to you.
Works offline
Open the guide once with a connection and it keeps working without data.
Print it or save as PDF
On a computer, print any guide or save it as a PDF to take with you.
Three places from the guides
Zümrüt Pide Salonu
Yıldırım Caddesi, Alacamescit
Pide with a thin, crisp base comes straight out of the wood oven into a large courtyard shaded by trees and draped with carpets. Bread and salad arrive without asking, and two people leave full for around €12. From the food guide.
Kaleiçi Camii
Kaleiçi, the walled old quarter behind the harbour
This 17th-century mosque, with its painted interior and coloured glass, sits at the centre of the old quarter. Use it as the starting point for half an hour in the lanes of old houses and tailors, a world away from the bazaar next door. From the things to do guide.
Rum Meyhanesi Kuşadası
Tuna Sokak, old town
A small meyhane where trays of meze go round, the wine is good and Turkish musicians play most nights. By midnight the long tables are singing along. This is how locals spend an evening out. From the nightlife guide.
Plan your days in Kuşadası
Day one: take the early dolmuş to Selçuk and be at the Ephesus gate when it opens, add the Terrace Houses, then walk up Ayasuluk Hill to the Basilica of Saint John and İsa Bey Mosque before lunch in Selçuk and a cool evening in Şirince. Day two: head south to the Dilek Peninsula, swim at İçmeler Koyu, look into Zeus Cave and eat fish in Güzelçamlı, then spend the night at a meyhane with live music in the old town. For a rainy or slow day, mix the Ephesus Archaeological Museum with a lokanta lunch, a wander through the Kaleiçi lanes and the causeway to Kuşadası Castle at sunset.
Questions about the Kuşadası guides
What do the Kuşadası City Guides include?
Five guides covering 103 places: food, things to do, family, nightlife, and beaches and day trips. Every entry says why it is worth going, where it is, what to know about opening times and one tip you can use.
How do I get the guides after paying?
The links appear on your order confirmation page and in the email that follows. They open in the browser of any phone, tablet or laptop, with no app to install and no account to set up.
Do the Kuşadası guides work without internet?
Yes. Open each guide once while you are online and it keeps working offline afterwards, ticks and notes included. Opening a place in maps needs mobile data.
Which languages are the Kuşadası guides available in?
The guides open in English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch and Polish. You can switch the language inside the guide at any time.
How much do the guides cost?
One guide is €4.99, two are €8.99, four are €15.99 and all five together are €19.99.
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