Founded in 400 BC by Dorian traders, Knidos was once one of the wealthiest cities in the ancient world! Well, not exactly so anymore. But there is still a rugged beauty to the place, and some ancient ruins endure, most notably what’s left of the statue of Aphrodite, the famous first nude representation of the Goddess, of much fame and sculpted by the master Praxiteles. Don’t expect to be too enraptured by the naked goddess of love, however, as only the foundations of her sculpture remain.