COAST 7 TURQUOISE Discover the ancient Turkish Riviera amous for the iridescent turquoise waters, the Turkish Riviera is one of the most stunning places in the world, and undulates for almost 600 miles around a series of craggy peninsulas and along hundreds of soft sandy beaches framed by fragrant forests and rugged mountains. Steeped in history and myth, the region was the seat of the ancient, iron age Lycian Empire, and numerous sites dating back to this period and onwards through Hellenic, Roman and Medieval times offer some of the finest archaeology in Turkey. Mark Anthony is reputed to have gifted the region to his bride, Cleopatra, as a reflection of her own beauty. Remains of two of the seven wonders of the ancient world are to be found here - The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (Izmir) and the Mausoleum of Mausolus at Halicarnassus (Bodrum). The heart of the region stretches from Bodrum to Antalya and a long summer season together with elegant, world-class resorts has established this area of southern Turkey as a worthy alternative to established favourites in the western and central Mediterranean. Key suburbs of Bodrum have been described as the St.Tropez of Turkey, whilst those in search of the ultimate beach will want to head to Ölüdeniz near Fethiye. On the following pages we feature two very special resorts, one located in splendid isolation in the middle of a nature reserve on the Datça Peninsula, whilst the other occupies prime position in the beautiful, island-studded Bay of Göcek, an area popular with ‘Blue Cruises’ on traditional gulets and home to seven marinas. RHODES (Greece) Gocek Antalya Marmaris Bodrum Kusadasi KOS (Greece) Kalkan Fethiye Datca Dalaman Gulet in anchorage at Ölüdeniz Beach Ölüdeniz Beach Peppered with islands - Bay of Göcek
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