Kalkan fulfils every holiday wish...

Once a simple fishing village, today’s Kalkan is quietly sophisticated and postcard pretty. The village shops stay open till around midnight and are well stocked with interesting antiques, crafts, jewellery, clothing and accessories.

Kalkan possesses a range of bars catering to the pre-dinner amble around the village or after dinner night cap.  There are a multitude of excellent roof-top restaurants offering all manner of culinary delights both Turkish and international and beautifully fresh fish and seafood.

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.

Thursday is market day enjoyed by the locals and tourists alike.  Besides tourist gifts (ceramics, jewellery and spices) the market also includes clothing (all those M&S socks you buy are made in Turkey) and wonderful fruit and veg, nuts, cheese, honey and dried fruits.

Surrounding beaches

Kalkan is well positioned for those who enjoy something other than relaxing poolside. The town itself has a small pebble beach, and there are several good beach clubs on the coves around Kalkan including, this year, a beach club for Komerluk and Kisla, which are accessible by water taxi.

A 10 minute journey by Dolumus (local bus) 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 islands (including  those you can see from the villa - Mouse and Snake) and beaches and cost from £12 per head, lunch included. There are also several companies that offer diving based in the harbour area and water sports (waterskiing, wake boarding, jet skiing, dinghy sailing, banana and ringo rides) are available.

Around Kalkan

A trip to the trout farms in the hills is a must, or those who enjoy shopping can browse around the friendly local markets and shops of nearby towns of Kas or Fethiye.

The more adventurous can visit the ghost town, walk Saklikent Gorge or visit the ancient sites along the Lycian Way or perhaps wander the quiet plains of Bezergan…

Weather

As the season starts, the sea temperature warms up from an April minimum of 65 F to a mid summer 80 F which is extremely comfortable for long periods snorkelling or lazing in the sea.

From November until April there is still a lot of sunshine and the temperature rarely drops below 15 C ( 59 F) and long periods of rain are unusual, although it will rain at some time every couple of days.  The Autumn and Spring months are great times to explore the many archaeological sites in the area.

The weather in and around Kalkan during the 'season' is dry and warm.

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