Bright Sand
That's what Akkum means:
Bright (or Light, or White) Sand.
You'll find it here, 2 km/1.2
miles west over the hills from
the Turkish
Aegean town of Sığacık,
which is itself 9 km/5.6 miles
west of Seferihisar,
west-south-west of Izmir.
Most people don't come to Akkum for
the beach, however.
They come for the sailboarding (windsurfing),
and they sign up for holiday
packages including hotel, some
meals, and sailboard (windsurfer)
rental.
I actually like to windsurf more
than I do to lie on a beach or
swim (although, given my talent
for windsurfing--or, rather,
lack of it--I usually end up
doing some swimming in any case),
but the good thing about Akkum
is...you can easily do both!
To get there, make your way
to Izmir or Selçuk/Ephesus,
then take a minibus to Seferihisar,
and another to Sığacık (SUH-ah-juhk),
from which you'll probably have
to hire a taxi,
although the walk over the hill
is not long, and is quite pretty. |
