Mugla Town - Traditional Houses

Mugla town has become a tourist destination only recently. The traditional houses are one of its main attractions. These 100 to 300 years old houses with red tiled roofs, beaked chimneys and ornate doors are made of wood and stone in what is called Turkish and Greek styles. They differ in the amount of wood and stone used in their construction and their arrangement in either of two styles called `intravert` and `extravert`. The walls are whitewashed and covered with green foliage. The red, white and green colors seem to blend harmoniously and with the peculiar construction make the houses look very attractive. Other things to see are the Ottoman style market, the 1495 A.D. Kursunlu Cami mosque and the museum, which has a good collection of artifacts and 9 million years old animal and plant fossils.