Kalkan Villa Holidays - Information about Kalkan Turkey

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Kalkan Turkey

Kalkan fulfills every holiday wish..... Once a simple fishing village, today's Kalkan is quietly sophisticated and picture postcard pretty. The village shops stay open till around midnight and are well stocked with interesting antiques, crafts, jeweler, not to mention "those genuine fake" but high quality clothes and accessories.

Kalkan.... possesses a good selection of bars catering to both pre dinner clientele and stylish and atmospheric Blues and Jazz bars for later in the evening. Kalkan boast a multitude of excellent roof-top restaurants offering all manner of culinary delights, including traditional Turkish, International and beautifully fresh fish and seafood, all at very reasonable prices. The narrow streets twist down to the harbour, which is the focus of the village and here you can enjoy a meal whilst watching the world go by. Surrounding Be aches..... Kalkan is well positioned for those who enjoy something other than relaxing poolside. The town itself has a small pebble beach, however sandy beaches nearby are accessible by water taxi or dolmus (local bus). A ten minute journey takes you to Kaputas beach - a stunning beach dramatically positioned at the foot of a ravine, or visit breathtaking 18Km Patara beach 25 minutes from Kalkan. Alternatively, boat trips leave daily from the harbour visiting the outlying bays and islands including Snake and Mouse Islands, (the ones you can see from the villa). A day trip including lunch should cost around £15 per person and can be booked with the skipper down in the harbour. Out and About ....... A trip to the trout farms and restaurants in the hills behind Kalkan is a must and for those who enjoy shopping, browse around the friendly local market (Thursday's), shop in the nearly town of Kas, or go further afield to the large town of Fethiye. The more adventurous can visit the ghost town of Kayakoy, walk the Saklikent gorge and Lycian way or para-glide over the famous beach of Olu Deniz. (Paragliding has just been introduced to Kalkan so you can now glide over your villa and see beautiful Kalkan from the air). A trip to nearby Kas is well worth a visit. From here you can book a boat trip to visit the sunken city at Kekova, or fancy a trip to the offshore Greek island of Meis. If scuba diving is your thing then diving can be booked locally in Kalkan or at nearby Kas which is considered Turkey's dive capital. Water sports including jet ski's, ringo's and banana rides can also be booked down by the harbour or you can also take a boat ride out to the various beach clubs scattered around the bay which also offer rides. If history is your bag then Kalkan is ideally situated on the Lycian way. Nearby the sites at Xanthos, Letoon, Pinara, Tlos and Patara are well worth a visit. return to top

Kalkan.... possesses a good selection of bars catering to both pre dinner clientele and stylish and atmospheric Blues and Jazz bars for later in the evening. Kalkan boast a multitude of excellent roof-top restaurants offering all manner of culinary delights, including traditional Turkish, International and beautifully fresh fish and seafood, all at very reasonable prices.

The narrow streets twist down to the harbour, which is the focus of the village and here you can enjoy a meal whilst watching the world go by.

Surrounding Be aches.....

Kalkan is well positioned for those who enjoy something other than relaxing poolside. The town itself has a small pebble beach, however sandy beaches nearby are accessible by water taxi or dolmus (local bus). A ten minute journey takes you to Kaputas beach - a stunning beach dramatically positioned at the foot of a ravine, or visit breathtaking 18Km Patara beach 25 minutes from Kalkan. Alternatively, boat trips leave daily from the harbour visiting the outlying bays and islands including Snake and Mouse Islands, (the ones you can see from the villa). A day trip including lunch should cost around £15 per person and can be booked with the skipper down in the harbour.

Out and About .......

A trip to the trout farms and restaurants in the hills behind Kalkan is a must and for those who enjoy shopping, browse around the friendly local market (Thursday's), shop in the nearly town of Kas, or go further afield to the large town of Fethiye.

The more adventurous can visit the ghost town of Kayakoy, walk the Saklikent gorge and Lycian way or para-glide over the famous beach of Olu Deniz. (Paragliding has just been introduced to Kalkan so you can now glide over your villa and see beautiful Kalkan from the air).

A trip to nearby Kas is well worth a visit. From here you can book a boat trip to visit the sunken city at Kekova, or fancy a trip to the offshore Greek island of Meis.

If scuba diving is your thing then diving can be booked locally in Kalkan or at nearby Kas which is considered Turkey's dive capital.

Water sports including jet ski's, ringo's and banana rides can also be booked down by the harbour or you can also take a boat ride out to the various beach clubs scattered around the bay which also offer rides.

If history is your bag then Kalkan is ideally situated on the Lycian way. Nearby the sites at Xanthos, Letoon, Pinara, Tlos and Patara are well worth a visit.

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