After breakfast, we move to Aktur Bay. Our first stop is Bencik Bay, located in the narrowest part of the peninsula separating Hisarönü Bay and Gökova Bay, on the Hisarönü side; It is a special bay with a very narrow entrance, but when you go inwards, you will encounter a unique view. In the 550s BC, the Cnidians wanted to open the narrowest part of the peninsula for one kilometre as a defence line against the Persian army coming to the Datça Peninsula and to unite the Gulf of Gökova with the Gulf of Hisarönü. Thus, the two seas would merge, the peninsula would become a complete island and the defence would be easier. The work started with great efforts, but it was not successful and in the end the Persians owned Cnidos. Dinner and overnight stay in this historical place.
