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PRIVATE LUXURY VILLAS

Kizilyaka is a typical Turkish village where the residents are very friendly and only too pleased to welcome visitors to their community. The private villas are situated in a quiet location slightly away from the village towards the surrounding fields & mountains.

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The Village

The village centre with its shops, supermarkets, fruit stalls & teahouses is about 1000m away from the villas. Here you will find everything you need for a self-catering holiday (see below). In fact, the baker delivers fresh bread daily to the villas. There is a local Pide House (Turkish Pizza & Casseroles) where you can order food to take away and an eat in restaurant, snack shop, currency change, at the modern petrol station on the main road. The Mosque is in the centre of the village & visits inside can be arranged. For the men, a trip to the barber is highly recommended. The local market is held in the village on Sundays. Further afield you can find numerous restaurants, but would obviously require car hire. A more comprehensive information file (language, pronunciation, local customs etc.) will be sent to all parties booking a villa. The local countryside provides for lovely walks to nearby villages.

Nearest shops and Amenities

Location	Distance
Petrol station/ restaurant Off Licence/ café/ currency change Pide House Chemist	300m 300m 500m 750m
In village: Supermarkets (2 have off-licence) Fruit stalls Baker Butcher Barber Tea Houses	1000m

Public transport consists of local buses (dolmus) that can take you to all the main towns in the region. They are remarkably cheap, efficient and offer an insight into the local lifestyle.

The Surrounding Area

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The villas are ideally situated to explore the surrounding area and also beyond. The local road infrastructure is good, providing relatively easy access to many places of interest.

The pretty seadside resort of Akyaka, with its ‘Ula-Mugla’ style of architecture, renowned river restaurants, sandy town beach and the stunning pebble beach at Cinar, is only a 10 minute drive from the villas.

Here you will find boat trips to take you to many of the places of interest.

The Dalyan Delta, designated a wildlife sanctuary since the mid 1980’s is a 30-minute drive away. At the head of the delta lies Lake Koycegiz, a large mystical lake that many years ago formed a natural harbour. The conservationist’s main efforts have been focussed on Iztuzu beach, which remains one of the last remaining nesting sites for Loggerhead sea turtles from May to September. Iztuzu beach has six kilometres of glorious golden sands uninterrupted by human intervention. The beach is rarely, if ever crowded. Here can also be found the ancient rock tombs, originally the resting places of the Kings of Caunos and the Sultaniye hot springs with their therapeutic mud baths.

Click on the following links for more information.

www.dalyaninfo.com
www.dalyan.co.uk
www.marmarisinfo.com

Cleopatra’s Island – Soft white sands and crystal clear waters on Roman ruins. The area is surrounded by green hills and is presently protected by a conservation order. Inland there are the ruins of a small Roman amphitheatre, towers and a church. Legend says that the sand was brought all the way from Egypt for Antony & Cleopatra’s honeymoon. The island can be reached independently or on one of the boat trips from Akyaka. App 30 mins from villas.

The very busy resort of Marmaris with its numerous bars and restaurants is 40 minutes away. Here are all the usual visitor attractions plus a water park, bazaar, Thursday market, Castle and the quieter neighbouring resort of Icmeler is a further 5 minutes. The island of Rhodes can also be visited from Marmaris.

Mugla city is 35 minutes away where you can sample local life in a large town. The drive to Mugla allows the most beautiful views over the Gulf of Gokova.

Bay of Gokova

                                                                      Cleopatra Island

Further Afield

Bodrum – a seaside resort – 2 hrs

Pamukkale – Created by limestone laden thermal springs, mineral deposits have transformed cascading waterfalls into stalactites, and a magical landscape of white rocks and shallow pools . – 4 hrs

Ephesus – One of the best-preserved historical sites in the world. Here you can visit the remains of the temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world plus much more. – 4 hrs

Excursions to all the popular attractions can be booked through ourselves. Please ring for further details.

Market days

Kizilyaka - Sunday

Koycegiz - Mondays

Mugla - Thursdays

Marmaris - Thursdays