Holiday resorts in Turkey
Situated on the Gulf of Antalya on Turkey's Mediterranean coast,
Alanya has been a favoured seaside resort for over 800 years.
Today's European package tourist is drawn here for much the same
reaso...
moreLike Bodrum and Kusadasi, its neighbours on Turkey's south
Aegean Coast, Altinkum is heavily frequented by British holiday
package tourists, but unlike these other frenetic resorts Altinkum
is smal...
moreAntalya is the main city on the Mediterranean coast and one of
the most popular vacation spots, with an attractive harbour setting
and the picturesque old quarter of Kaleiçi enclosed within
an...
moreBelek is a sprawling resort town specifically developed for
tourism, and over the last two decades has grown to encompass the
neighbouring village of Kadriye. Boasting 300 days of sunshine and
the ...
moreThe popular resort of Bodrum, called Halicarnassus in ancient
times, is the South Aegean's most attractive resort, described by
Homer as 'The land of eternal blue'. The hillside is covered in
paint...
moreCalis (pronounced Chalish) is renowned for its spectacular
sunsets and its laid-back atmosphere. Situated in the south west of
the country on the beautiful Mediterranean coast, Calis has a
selectio...
moreUnlike neighbouring resorts, Dalyan is a largely undeveloped,
tranquil village offering a significant number of natural and
historical attractions, as well as classic Turkish friendliness and
hospi...
moreThe small port town of Fethiye occupies the site of the ancient
city Telmessos, with an impressive ancient theatre and numerous
Lycian rock tombs. Situated at the head of a pretty island-strewn
bay...
moreThe purpose-built resort of Gumbet on Turkey's southwest coast
is a stone's throw away from the larger resort of Bodrum, and is
spreading ever closer to its neighbour as it grows in popularity.
The...
moreThe charming hill town of Hisaronu, a short distance inland from
Turkey's Mediterranean coast, has boomed into a popular holiday
resort bristling with hotels, bars, restaurants, shops and tour
oper...
moreSet on the southeast coast of Turkey where the Aegean Sea meets
the Mediterranean, the purpose-built beach resort of Icmeler has a
distinctly European flavour, with luxury yachts bobbing in the bay
...
moreIzmir is Turkey's third largest city, a busy port, commercial
centre and gateway to the Aegean Coast, but despite its size
(population around three million) and importance it still retains
enough h...
moreThe charming Mediterranean resort and fishing town of Kalkan is
situated on Turkey's Turquoise Coast, and is sought after by a
crowd more in search of atmosphere and charisma than mere fun and
sun....
moreDelightfully situated among towering vertical cliffs, Kas is the
region’s second major resort, and although lacking in idyllic
stretches of beach, the dramatic rocky coastline creates easy
ac...
moreLike many resort towns, Kemer was purpose-built and thus has
little local flavour, with all of its amenities aimed at tourists.
Kemer's setting, however, is incredibly beautiful, and it
supposedly ...
moreKusadasi is one of the most swollen resort towns on the southern
Aegean Coast, overflowing with shiploads of tourists in summer who
enlarge the year-round population several times over. Once a small...
moreOne of the larger vacation resorts, Marmaris is probably the
most European of the Turkish resort towns on the Mediterranean
coast, and a bustling cosmopolitan tourist centre in the summer
months. M...
moreThe Mediterranean resort of Oludeniz is situated just a few
minutes drive from Fethiye and has an astonishing crystal-clear
lagoon and a beautiful photogenic grey-white beach that adorns
almost eve...
moreSituated on a peninsula and flanked by two stretches of golden
beach, the pretty resort town of Side is a jumble of old and new,
with an extensive range of tourist accommodation, shops, late-night
...
moreTurunc was once a sleepy fishing village, but has grown into a
popular tourist resort over the years. Sheltered by forest-covered
mountains, the town is situated on a small, rounded bay and is near
...
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