Cnidus

An Absolutely Awesome Place, Fantastic Setting

Firstly, to get here it's probably best to hire a car. The scenery on the way is breathtaking, be sure to stop in Datca on the way. The site is impressive, only a small amount has been excavated b...

A long drive down the Datça

It is a long drive down the Datça and worth reading up first on the history. There was an old and new Cnidos for instance which took risk and time out of the main trade routes. The road becomes narrow...

Historical Site separating Aegean Sea from the Mediterranean

Knidus or Knidos as used in Turkish is an historical site that can not be described in a few paragraphs.But I shall give it a try. First of all you can go to Knidos by boat(which I prefer and been man...

Worth a visit

Cnidus (or Knidos) has been an important and rich city around 200 BC, and the place where the famous nude Venus from Praxiteles could be seen. There are two bays, the north bay being very shallow a...

"And yet superior to anything not merely by Praxiteles, but in the whole world, is the Venus." (Pliny)

At the western tip of the Datça peninsula, the archaeological site of Knidos requires some effort to visit. But for those who want to see where the first monumental female nude in classical sculpture ...