Altınkum Beach, Turkey

Last Updated on June 13, 2025

Altınkum Beach

Altınkum (“Golden Sand”) beach, a few kilometers south of Didyma and the Temple of Apollo (map), was just a beach when I first saw it many years ago. It is now a popular summer beach resort with dozens of hotels, villas, restaurants, and holiday fun activities, popular with British and European visitors as well as Turkish vacationers.

Altınbeach, Turkey

If you’re interested in a hotel or renting/letting a holiday villa or apartment/flat near Didim or Altınkum, you may find it here:

Altınkum is also a popular stop on day tours from Kuşadası and Selçuk (Ephesus) that visit the three ancient cities of Priene (Prien)Miletus (Milet), and Didyma (Didim), then finish with a swim at Altınkum Beach.

Here’s how to do the Priene-Miletus-Didyma excursion on your own.)

Here are more maps of Aegean Turkey.

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