The Ionian coast
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And while this yacht charter area commends itself to the modern day sailing tourist, already in ancient times it was known for its joi de vivre and sprightly atmosphere, which is nicely exemplified by the grace and charm of the Ionic order.

History of the Ionians in Turkey

In the 6th century BCE, armed with these new instruments - the Ionians no longer adhered to the mythological explanations and the traditional images of their gods, placing more and more faith in their own reasoning power. Indeed, the Ionian philosophers where to first in their attempts to explain the origin of matter, without falling back to magic and gods. Thus creating the foundation of modern science by asking questions like: What drives the day and night cycle? , How can one explain the seasons? , What is the origin of man? and what is the origin (Arche) of the world?

Three so-called materialists came up with famous answers.
Thales wrote his famous cosmological doctrine, which held that the world originated from water.
Anaximander offered up the theory of the apeiron in direct response to the theory of Thales.
Anaximenes held that the air, with its variety of contents and its vague associations with the phenomena of life and growth, is the source of all that exists.

And although these theories where proven wrong, the importance lies in the acknowledgement that behind a confusing world rules and principles are to be discovered. Hence the word cosmos an ordered unity. These ideas which deal with the explanation of the phenomenons (and not with ethics for instance) where the bases of Western culture.

Sailing holidays in the Ionian

Moreover, you can easily cross to the Eastern Sporades: Chios, Samos and Ikaria or to the Dodecanese: Leros, Kalymnos and Kos.
Port of entry are: Chios, Samos, Kos in the Greek waters. And along the Ionian coast the ports of entry are Izmir, Çesme, Kusadasi, Güllük and Bodrum.

Turkish Waters & Cyprus Pilot Rod Heikell Guide to the coast of Turkey from the Bosphorus to the Syrian border and Cyprus has been updated and improved throughout. From Amazon.co.uk From Amazon.com

Imray Chart G28: Ionian Coast (north) → All nautical charts for the Greek Islands and Turkish Coasts.

Imray Chart G32: Ionian Coast (south) → All nautical charts for the Greek Islands and Turkish Coasts.

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