Girls Castle

Mersin Erdemli to 23km, located 60 km from the center of Mersin Maiden is one of the most important tourism regions of the country. Summer period in the domestic and foreign visitors flocked to Kızkalesi'nde can be reached via Silifke.

Maiden name Korykos the Seleucid order in history, Romans, Byzantines, Seljuks, the Armenians, the French Kingdom of Cyprus, Karaman and entered the Ottoman domination. The research and excavations, the first settlement in BC 4th Century has seen the signs. The historian Herodotus wrote that this name is Georges Cypriots have set up a prince.

The length is 192 meters Kızkalesi environment is protected by eight towers. Latest Karamanoğlu the Maiden repaired by Ibrahim Bey has become a symbol of tourism in Mersin. It's undeniable that Kızkalesi'nde history has witnessed many an ancient past. Therefore there is also a legend told about the Maiden. Here, this legend

One of Korykos king, consistently pray for God to have a daughter. Pray accept the King eventually became the owner of a daughter. The king's daughter grows kindness and beauty and love have won the admiration of everyone. One day he came to the city a fortune-teller and has called him to the palace to see the future of the King's daughter. Fortune Teller, startled when he looked into the hands of the king's daughter, but says nothing. King forces him by warlock warlock "Lord, your daughter will poison him stick a snake. What will not change anything else you what this destiny, "he leaves the palace.

King's daughter to say anything but stare into deep thought. Eventually the small islet near the shore, decides to build a castle of white stone. King, who built the castle, close to the girls here. King snake trying to protect his daughter still can not stop what he called an astrologer. Because one day snake from inside the grape basket sent to the castle, snapped and killed the King's daughter. also because of this story it is called kızkalesi castle.