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Kalkan
Kalkan is a prime location from which a great variety of tours can be
organized. Kalkan itself is a very rewarding holiday spot.
Start your day with a lazy breakfast on the terrace of your
villa or in once of the restaurants along the marina,
watching the heavy
traffic of boats moving in and out of the harbour. For your
"day on the beach" Kalkan offers you a choice. A large
public beach stretches along the front but you will probably
discover your own favourite spot somewhere along the coast.
The water will always be
sparkling clean. You may also choose a very original Kalkan
"day-spender" formula: The beach clubs. These are platform
beaches across the harbour reached by frequent shuttle boat
service from the marina. "The platforms" provide everything
a holiday-maker can need or dream of, from a sophisticated
tequila cocktail to beach mats. This formula is extremely
popular among our visitors who will spend their holiday in
one of these beach clubs. Every one has a favourite but all
offer very good services. They are open all day long and
even for dinner by candle light!
If your idea of a holiday is discovering a virgin sandy coast you may
spend your day at Patara. Beach one of the most beautiful
beaches in Turkey. Frequent and efficient minibus service
from the town square is very cheap. You will find basic
restaurants for food and beverages as well as umbrellas,
etc. Although much smaller the remarkable sandy beach of
Kaputas, a few miles from Kalkan, is a wonder, do not miss
it. Finally, you have yet another way to spend your day in
liquid!
After a hot day at the beach you may return to your villa to prepare for
the second part of your day, which often proves to be just
as long if not longer than the first: "Night life in
Kalkan". Your evening may start by shopping and walking
around in the cool breeze typical at nightfall. All shops
stay open until the early hours of the morning and often a
silk carpet will be purchased just before returning to your
hotel after a long and enjoyable evening.
Kalkan has certainly the highest number of restaurants and bars per
inhabitant or per square metre on the Turkish coast. Almost
every pension or hotel has its roof or terrace- bar serving
all kinds of international drinks or cocktails. After a "Sun
downer" you will find a table in one of the 50 or so
restaurants of Kalkan. It would be wise to make a
reservation for a front row table. Most of the restaurants
offer an open buffet with a great choice of starters (meze)
followed by fish or grilled meat Turkish style. For more
conservative palates, international cuisine is also
available. Prices are displayed at the entrance except for
fish, which is subject to bargaining. The Turkish way of
dining is to begin with a selection from ten or more cold
starters plus two or three hot ones which will be followed
by a main course (accompanied by raki, wine or beer) and
ending with fruit or dessert and famous Turkish coffee. The
meal usually stretches for hours and will finish close to
midnight. Finally you may walk through the animated cobbled
streets and stop to sip a "last one" before returning to
your villa after a lovely long day.
Should you wish to go
exploring there is lots to choose from
- Kaputas beach is approximately 15 minutes drive away .
This is a lovely sandy beach located at the foot of a
ravine.
- Famous Patara beach (25 minutes away) one of
Mediterranean's most beautiful and unspoilt beaches and has
18 km of golden sand, without a single building.
- Kalkan has an excellent local diving centre providing half
day trips to some of the oldest submerged ruins in the
Mediterranean and sea caverns.
- Paragliding is available with many reputable companies
offering good value trips and the chance to see the area
from a bird's eye view.
- Trekking is a popular way to explore the area and there
are many routes to choose from including the more
challenging peninsula paths.
- Sulphur pools and treatment spas are available in Fethiye
(within 60 minutes)
- The river gorge at Saklikent is a 20 km canyon. It is a
hot spot for outdoor activities including rafting, although
it also offers the relaxing choice of lazing around on
suspended platforms above the Xanthos river eating freshly
caught fish and drinking local beverages.
- Kalkan is in the hearth of the Lycian region and many
ancient sites are close, including Xanthos, Letoon, Pinara,
Tlos and Patara.
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