Kusadasi Caravanserai (Öküz Mehmed Pasha Caravanserai)

Kusadasi Caravanserai is one of Kusadasi’s most photogenic and historic buildings. Originally designed as a caravanserai—a wayside inn for travelers and merchants—it quickly became a customs house and was fortified with battlements to protect the goods stored inside. As with traditional caravanserais, it’s composed of two-story rectangular walls set around a large, open courtyard, which is lined inside with colonnaded lower and upper stories.

Travelers can admire the building’s stone-built exterior from the neighboring plaza or head inside the marble arched gate to view the palm-shaded courtyard and arched colonnades—both sometimes host handicraft vendors, art exhibitions, and cultural festivals. Alternatively, consider booking a ticket for one of the Turkish folklore shows held in the courtyard on summer evenings.