THE BEACH | MAGAZINE
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OLUDENIZ BEACH
Oludeniz Beach at early spring
Lagoon Beaches
There are private beaches reached
by taking the asphalt road past the
entrance to Kumburunu towards
Hotel Meri. Sugar Beach is one of
the most popular, while Seahorse
promotes
beach
weddings.
Summer water temperatures are in
the higher 20’s.
CALIS BEACH
Main beach at Calis with
Sovalye (Knights) Island
at the background
Calis* Beach
Calis beach runs along a narrow
sand strip some 3 km north of
Fethiye. There is a good dolmus*
service from the centre of town, and
dolmus boats in season, which carry
passengers to and from Calis canal
into the centre of Fethiye. Even
when Fethiye feels hot, Calis has the
cool ‘meltem’ breezes off the sea.
The beach has the usual facilities
and is backed by a confusion of
small hotels, bars and cafes.
Koca Calis* Beach
This is the continuation of the Calis
beach though much quieter. There
are windsurfing and kite-surfing
facilities with tuition provided. It is
possible to walk along the beach
from here to Yaniklar or Katranci Bay
(2-3 hours), from where dolmus*
can be caught back to Fethiye.
Gunluklu* Beach
Some 19 km out of Fethiye off
the Izmir highway, shaded by the
endemic Liquid Ambar trees. It has a
sandy beach with camping facilities.
There are also local wild beaches
which do not have lifeguards! They
all have names but none have
road links. They could be called
undeclared, undeveloped and or
even und