Cnidos
The ancient city of Cnidos has the most impressive ruins on the peninsula and was the most advanced city in terms of science, architecture and arts. The famous astrologist and mathematician Eudoksus, the physician Euryphon, the famed artist Polygnotos and the architect, Sostratos who built the Lighthouse of Alexandria - one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World - all lived here.
The city of Cnidos was established on terraces that slope down to the sea on the mainland peninsula known as Deveburnu (Camel’s Hump), formerly an island. Ýn order to link the island to the mainland artificial ports were created an both sides which served to divide the two harbours from each other. The smaller, used as the military harbour, had two round control towers and lies to the west. The control tower in the south is still standing. The larger, used as the main commercial harbour, is situated to the east.
There is a museum at the entrance to the site and lodging facilities for staff. This point is now at the furthest end of the peninsula. Ýf one cove gets the wind the other one is calm. The view from the ancient city of Cnidos looks out over where the Aegean Sea and the Mediterrenean Sea meet at the Datça Peninsula.
The city was surrounded with defensive walls four kilometres long that partly follow the route of the path. Beyond the walls stretches an extens