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Didim, home of the antique city of Didyma with its ruined Temple of Apollo, is a small town, popular seaside holiday resort. Didim town has hotels, a weekly market, a waterpark,...  Didim is also close to a number of other ancient towns and natural wonders: Lake Bafa national park is nearby, along with the Büyük Menderes River and historic sites such as Miletus and Priene

The ruins of the Ionic Temple of Apollo with its columns pointing up into the sky and its legend of the romance between Apollo and Daphne is nearby. The original temple and home of an oracle was destroyed during the Persian Wars and the one we see today was rebuilt following the victory over the Persians of Alexander the Great. 

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