Kalkan - Turkey

Article by Eden Global Travel - Winchester - Hampshire

Kalkan is a small resort and fishing town on the beautiful Turquoise Coast of Turkey. This historic town is untouched by mass tourism and remains a charming and unspoilt place where many visitors’ who have discovered this enchanting place return year after year.

More sophisticated than the usual Turkish resorts, Kalkan will attract the kind of visitor who enjoys Tuscany or the Dordogne. With excellent restaurants and accommodation to suite every pocket Kalkan is a must for the discerning tourist. There is more than one hundred different restaurants serving from traditional Turkish cuisine to Chinese or Indian food, most have rooftop dining terraces, which offer fantastic views of the town and harbour.

Alfresco dining is a way of life here, sit in one of the harbour restaurants and watch the fisherman bring in their catch for the day or in the evening sit and watch the sun go down.

Narrow cobbled streets twist and wide around the town passing shops and little whitewashed houses down to the harbour where yachts and gulets are moored, there is no better place to sit and watch the world go by.

Kalkan has no beaches; however there are beach clubs where sun beds and umbrellas are arranged on bathing platforms, along with a restaurant serving snacks and drinks. Taking a dip into the crystal clear water of the Mediterranean is via steps straight into the sea. If you prefer the beach a short dolmus ride away is the beautiful Kapatus Beach with white shingle sand.

Various excursions are available if you can drag yourself away from your sun bed and the fantastic views Kalkan offers. Why not have a days sailing around in a crewed gulet (a traditional Turkish sailing boat), take a tour of the many local villages or visit some of the many ancient sites.

Kalkan has something to offer everyone and with flights available from Bournemouth on a Monday with a two and half hour transfer time and still a non-Euro zone why not sample this magical place for yourself!

Thanks to Eden Global Travel - Winchester, for their article.

For more information on Kalkan visit the: The Kalkan Website

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