Mugla province in the southwest of Turkey attracts tourists with its historical wealth.
In addition to the sea, sand and sun, tourists prefer this region to visit ancient cities built for millennia and museums, where excavated artifacts are exhibited.
The province of Idris Akbyik, in an interview with Anadol, said that in recent years, Mugla has become an important center from the point of view of cultural tourism.
Akbyk noted that many ancient cities of Mugli are included in the preliminary list of the UNESCO World Heritage.
“In Mugl, an open -air museum, in 2023 1,164 151 people visited 5 museums and 86 ruins,” he said.
According to him, most of the artifacts found during the excavations can see visitors inside the ruins, the rest is exhibited in museums.
“Museum of underwater archeology of Bodrum, located in the castle of Bodrum, built by the Knights of St. John, became the most visited museum last year: it was visited by 333 956 people. Museum of Marmaris, also known as the” castle museum “, which was rebuilt by the Suleiman magnificent During his trip to Rhodes, he took second place from 153,126 visitors, ”said the governor.
As for the ruins, he noted that the rocky tombs of amintas in Fethiye (106 thousand people) took first place in the number of visitors, and the second was Kayakyo in Fethiya, also known as the “Snow Village” (101,868 people).