Just outside Dalyan are the mud baths. According to a common rumor in the area, a mud bath will make you ten years younger. It is a wonderful therapy for your skin - cleaning and smoothing it. It is also claimed that mud bath is a good remedy for several afflictions including rheumatism. Of course, covering yourself with cool mud and waiting for it to dry under the sun while sipping an ice cold Efes beer must be therapuetic. According to legend the ancient Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, frequented the mudbaths near Dalyan regularly. These natural baths are a popular place among famous people from all around the world. A few of the more recognizable among them are the well known Media Emperor Robert Maxwell, Prince of Spain - Felipe De Carlos and his wife Princess Alexia, actors Dustin Hoffman and Jack Nicholson, singers Sting and David Bowie, and former President of France Mr. Truoudu. President of UEFA Mr. Johansen and the Mexican Antonio Simon Perez. It is said that as the mud dries on your body, it tightens the skin and if you continue to do this, the wrinkles on your body will disappear. The spring is said to be good also for rheumatism, stomach problems and sciatica.