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The pretty riverbank town of Dalyan,
27 km (17 miles) west of Dalaman
Airport, is
quite different from other resort
towns
on Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
People come for its setting on the
placid Dalyan Çayi (Dalyan
Creek), for the dramatic Lycian
tombs hewn into the rockfaces that
dominate the town on the west bank
of the river, for the ruins of ancient
Roman city of Caunos,
and for broad Iztuzu
Beach, a natural nesting-ground
for carretta carretta (loggerhead
turtles).
Upsteam, on the shore
of placid Köycegiz Lake,
are the Sultaniye hot springs,
with their therapeutic (or at least
fun) mud baths.
Many of the fields surrounding this
farming town now grow new
hotels, and the smooth-flowing
creek is often thronged with excursion
boats both local and from as
far away as Fethiye and Marmaris.
Even so, Dalyan is still an interesting
place to stop for one or two days.
The center of town is marked by the
tall, modern PTT (peh-teh-TEH,
Post Office building), around which
Dalyan's weekly market takes
place on Saturday.
To the west of the PTT across a park
are the riverside
docks from which motorboats leave
for Iztuzu Beach, Köycegiz Lake,
and day excursions that
include a river cruise, a swim in the
lake, a stop
at the Sultaniye hot springs, the ruins
of the Roman city
of Caunos, and Iztuzu
Beach.
By the way, Köycegiz has
its weekly market on Monday, and Ortaca has its on Friday.
Further afield, you can take a minibus
east to Göcek,
halfway to Fethiye, to board a day
excursion boat for a sailing cruise
of the 12 Islands in the bay of Fethiye.
If you prefer the mountains,
day trip minibuses leave Dalyan
for Yuvarlak Çay,
a mountain forest stream that provides
a peaceful respite from the town.
Dalyan has a wide
selection of lodgings,
from homey pensions and small hotels
to
three and even a few four-star places.
More...
Here's information
on getting to, from and around
Dalyan.
The nearest airport is at Dalaman,
27 km (17 miles) southeast.
Here
are maps
of Mediterranean Turkey
Dalyan Hotels
Iztuzu Beach
Dalyan Transport
Dalaman Airport
Fethiye
Köycegiz
Marmaris
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