The Turkish resort of Olu Deniz is in a league of its own when it comes to scenery. The dream of buying a property in Olu Deniz has been spurred on by the dreamy vistas of the turquoise bay on a bed of white sand that have adorned the front cover of holiday brochures for [...]
The region of Fethiye with its very famous coast line, the Turquoise Coast and Olu Deniz in particular has by now acquired almost legendary status as the best beach in Turkey. In fact several years back it was voted to be in the top five beaches in the world, been a bit dismissive when I [...]
Calis beach is located on the south coast of the Mediterranean from Turkey to about 5 km from the natural bay and small port of Fethiye. It has a climate and spectacular scenery.
The city has a 3 Mile Beach frontage with limited water sports and rises during the summer season offering an excellent choice for [...]
Having spent the last 15 years taking holidays in Turkey my wife and I are always looking for a nice place to relax and escape the hordes that descend on Turkey’s beach resorts during the summer months. Both of us are in the service industry so we are always desperate to “get away from it [...]
Turkey holidays are on track to explode in popularity over the next few years, if a study by international researchers RNCOS is anything to go by. The country has become increasingly popular in recent times as a medium-haul destination, thanks to its warm climate, amazing cross-fertilisation of cultures and the great value posed by the [...]
The British have had a notorious love affair with holidaying on the Spanish Costa since the seventies. And as more and more flocked, the diversity of holidays available expanded. Spain now offers high end luxury holidays, other end of the scale bargain breaks and pretty much everything in between. But is the British love affair [...]
Oludeniz is located on the southwest coast of Turkey, 12 miles south of Oludeniz Fethiye. The resort climbs up a narrow valley overlooking a picture-perfect lagoon and pine forest with the Taurus Mountains behind and the Mediterranean Sea in front.
The weather in Oludeniz is mild year round. Between May and October the average temperature is [...]
Kaya Koyu. Home only to ants and lizards now, Kaya Koyu in the hills above Fethiye was once a bustling market town. In 1923 the town’s Greek inhabitants left as part of the population exchange that took place between Greece and Turkey after the Greco-Turkish war.
A walk through the crumbling town is an evocative reminder [...]
Calis could best be described as the ultimate sun worshipper’s dream. A picturesque view greets all , far in the distance the mountains come down to meet the sea and the waters shimmer in the mid day sun. Life in Calis is simple and relaxed with a very un-spoilt and low – key atmosphere, the [...]
There are a number of reasons why Turkey is emerging into the twenty first century as the best place to go on holiday. Turkey has, over recent years, evolved into a reasonably peaceful, stable and commercially viable link between east and west. These factors have meant that Turkey’s amazing holiday possibilities have been opened up. [...]
While Spain has long been seen as the primary holiday destination for Britons looking for sun and beaches, a recent study indicates that Turkey is now well in the process of overtaking Spanish resorts when it comes to attracting visitors from the United Kingdom. This change, however, has a lot to do with concerns about [...]
Goldtrail Holidays has expanded its range of Turkish holidays flying from Leeds Bradford International Airport. The Turkish specialist tour operator made the decision following the success of its holiday packages to Bodrum and Dalaman leaving from the West Yorkshire airport.
It will now begin offering a new flight service to Antalya departing from LBIA every Wednesday [...]
More people found their sand-and-safari trip plans in ruins today when UK travel companies cancelled holidays to strife-torn Kenya up to and including Monday January 7.
The decision was taken by the Federation of Tour Operators (FTO) and extends by at least two days the Kenya ban, which had originally been imposed until the end [...]
Restrictions to the number of pieces of luggage passengers are allowed to check-in are set to be eased next week. From January 7th 2008, the Department for Transport (DfT) will lift restrictions on the one piece of hand luggage rule at 22 of the UK’s largest airports, including Heathrow, Stansted, Birmingham and Manchester. Smaller British [...]
This is the nearest beach, albeit a shingle one to Fethiye and 2 places are linked by regular public transport road and sea.
The beach stretches for 2 km and runs parallel to the road, which is closed to traffic in the high season. There is the usual array of Hotels, bars and restaurants but [...]
British Airways plans to launch a new service to the Antalya region on April 10th. The introduction of new flights to Turkey is set to trigger huge interest amongst overseas property buyers. In addition, after its purchase of GB Airways, EasyJet will soon begin offering services to the south coast of Turkey.
A new airport is [...]