kusadasi castle

We went to Ephesus from Kusadasi and after Ephesus we visited this castle. There is really so nice view to Kusadasi City. I highly recommend visit this castle for perfect photos.

Short walk from the port about 5 minutes, the door was closed so we made a tour around the island, the view from the island was very good. But all around was dirty as usual in Turkey.

A walk up to the castle from the main pier and along a stretch of less busy marina is nice, as the road rises to a relatively exclusive area of the city one can have some stunning pictures of the castle and the surrounding crystal blue sea, the foliage and the wild flowers along with the wide open expanse of sea and blue shades give some awesome snaps.you will not be dissapointed by the walkThe castle itself is closed for renovations, but you may walk around it up to a certain point, after which it is for the brave hearts only. It is an imposing period castle and a walk up to it with a few snaps is recommended if you have spare time.Also some of the area was smelly and reeked of urine, likely being used by the less fortunate to sleep rough.lots of local fishermen siting around and glad for a chit chat.

Castle of Kusadasi looks good from outside but.... its forbidden to go inside until they finish renovation.

Clean beach with long white sandy shore and loads of bars, cafes and shops close to it. Dolmus (mini bus) stops here (terminal/last stop)

This site is slowly deteriorating. We visited in 2013 and then in Nov 2014 and noticed a huge difference. At one time you could almost walk right around the castle on the sea walk, with one section of scrambling, but now it is almost impossible unless you are daring. Before even though it was closed you could still go inside and walk around, but now all doors are blockaded and the sea walk is now very dirty and littered. Other than a great picture from the shore, the walk to the castle has many sight seeing and fishing boats that are worth while.

Food is nice and the environment as well. The owner is very friendly; for some he deserves a better staff (only when he is present they do their best...)

Despite the castle itself being closed, the walk to and around the castle is still worthwhile in and of itself. It's only a short walk from the centre of Kusadasi, and this along the waterfront, which on sunny days is radiant with its amazingly turquoise water. The castle is on Pigeon Island, and there are nice views of the town and Aegean Sea from the island.My advice is to enjoy the experience as a pleasant walk and relax with an Efes (local beer) afterwards. There are plenty of other (and better) historic sites to see in Turkey.

Castle was closed, enjoyed the walk through Kusadasi to get here, wasn't much of a highlight after visiting Sirince, Selcuk, Ephesus etc

Although the view of the castle from the main town of Kusadasi is lovely, there is currently no access inside of it as it's closed for renovations hence only the 3*

Kusadasi is a touristical city and has many cruises every year i think..It was a great exprience to be there.

This was closed when we visited in October. It looked as if they were doing some remedial work. There was a notice on the door but not in English. Took the attached photo.

It is one of the most old buildings in this area. It is very nice for photos under the sunset. Inside you couldn't find any interesting things just the walls from old stones and perfect sea waves lincking old fortress walls. 15-20 minutes ars enough to spend there.

It is one of the most old castles but you can see the only old walls and perfect sea view. Nothing interesting inside and outside just for walking bisaid and spend 10-15 minutes to take a photos

Not much to do there...it's a nice walk, a pretty good view and defenetly a must have for photos taken in Kusadasi. Other than that...nothing wow about it.