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Kalkan is a Turkish Mediterranean fishing village gone upscale to resort status. (Imagine nearby Kas with less land but more money.)

The town has retained more of its Ottoman-era character, and has beauty and charm despite the inevitable modern development, most noticeable in the form of the huge resort hotel and condo complex (Hotel Patara Prince and Club Patara) on the other side of Kalkan's pristine little azure cove.

You get a completely different feeling for Kalkan if you stay in a place like Gül Baba House, a charming villa on the mountainside above the town. More...

Once an Ottoman Greek fishing village named Kalamaki, Kalkan (kahl-KAHN, shield) has a tiny beach, but is too hemmed in by mountains falling right into the sea to have much coastal sand. Most people swim from tiny concrete decks set near the sea, reached by stairs or ladders.

Kalkan's small yacht harbor stays busy ferrying day-trippers to the Blue Cave and to tiny, hidden Kaputas (KAH-poo-tahsh) beach, 7 km (4.3 miles) to the east.

Kalkan is a favorite destination for British tourists coming for a week's villa vacation. If you're travling through, I wouldn't recommend Kalkan for a long stay, but a night or two can be pleasant.

Come by car or bus, perhaps changing at Fethiye or Antalya. Maps of Kas, Kalkan & Mediterranean Turkey


Distances & Travel Times

Antalya: 214 km (133 miles) NE, 4.5 hours

Demre (Myra, Kale): 74 km (46 miles) E, 1.5 hours

Fethiye: 139 km (68 miles) NW, 2 hours

Kas: 29 km (18 miles) W, 35 minutes

Marmaris: 246 km (153 miles) W, 4 hours

Patara: 19 km (12 miles) W, 20 minutes

Maps of Kas, Kalkan & Mediterranean Turkey

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Panoramic view of Kalkan, Mediterranean Turkey

Above, Kalkan crowds its little harbor.

Below, one of several streets that keep the old village character.

 

Old Street in Kalkan, Mediterranean Turkey