Descends to the sea in terraces of whitewashed houses, with cobbled streets and a pretty harbour. After sunset, dine out at a roof top restaurant or wander around the Aladdin’s caves that line the principle streets.Every Thursday, is a colourful market, providing fruit & vegetables, shoes, clothes, gifts and house wares.
For simple restaurants serving fresh trout or chicken, salads, goat cheese, Mezze and fresh fruit. All can be eaten whilst taking in the wonderful views of Kalkan & Patara in the distance, to the music of the mountain streams. Walking in this immediate region or along the Lycian Way is nothing but spectacular.
Watch carpets being woven and view the traditional Turkish village.
Stunning undeveloped and protected 12km long stretch of soft golden sand, where evocative ruins of a once fine city protrude out of the encroaching sand dunes. Beach closes every night for nesting turtles to lay their eggs. Patara was also a wealthy naval & trading port in Lycia until 7th Century AD when the Xanthos river silted it up. Now it is a national park rich in wildlife living amongst the ruins of the old city.
Another picturesque harbour town, with a warren of cobbled streets full of colourful shops and antiques. Kas is the site of the ancient Lycian port of Antiphellos & still boasts sarcophagi, an amphitheatre & a collection of cliff tombs.
A dramatic sand and pebble cove at the mouth of a steep sided gorge, five minutes taxi drive from Kalkan.
Turkey’s deepest gorge that is best explored by paddling through the cool waters.
Held every Tuesday, it is the largest in the area & an absolute must for all you bargain hunters. Haggle for designer shoes, clothes, bags & gifts. Taste delicious Turkish Delight, fruit teas, & stock up on spices fresh fruit & vegetables bursting with flavour. Why not take time out and try the local kebabs or pancakes, all freshly prepared in time-honoured fashion.
Visit the world famous, probably most photographed, beach and crystal Clear lagoon.
Cruise along the reed-beds, where the African Queen was filmed, admiring the dramatic scenery as you pass the ancient tombs on your way to the beautiful unspoilt Iztuzu beach, famous as a nesting site for Loggerhead Turtles. Then wallow & rejuvenate in the famous sulphur mud baths, which are said to knock years of your appearance.
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