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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
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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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