Coarse Sand & Pebbles
Turkey has all sorts of beaches.
Its most famous Mediterranean beach
is of small pebbles and coarse
sand but, as you can
see, that's of little concern
to the families, couples and
singles who flock to it every
day from May through October (and
in many years April and November).
Paragliders soar
above, talking advantage of some
of the best updrafts found anywhere
in the world. Only 8.5 km (5.3
miles) south of Fethiyeon
Turkey's Mediterranean
coast, Belcekiz Beach at Ölüdeniz doesn't
disappoint on any count.
You can stay in one of the dozens
of hotels just inland from the
beach, at one of the many less
expensive hotels in the nearby
towns of Ovacik and Hisarönü,
or at even less expensive lodgings
in Fethiye. Frequent
dolmush service unites all these
places in the warm months.
A road carved into the steep
mountain slope at the back of
the photo goes to Kıdrak, Faralya, Butterfly
Valley, and
the Lycian
Way, a 500-km hiking
path from Fethiye to Antalya.
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