All about Dalyan... |
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Fish leaping from a glassy smooth lake; the chaotic zigzag pattern
of turtle tracks on soft yellow sand; an orange
sunset licking
the columns of an ancient city…
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The
village of Dalyan occupies a unique
corner of south-western Turkey, where
nature and history blend together in an
area of outstanding beauty.
The heart of Dalyan is the Dalyan river
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Dalyan’s
famous rock tombs. This ever-changing waterway links the
wild majesty of Lake Koycegiz, with the archaeological splendour
of
Kaunos, a little-visited yet utterly evocative ancient site,
and the
unspoilt sands of Iztuzu Beach, one of the last protected Mediterranean
breeding grounds for the endangered loggerhead sea turtle.
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The
village itself has retained much of
its Turkish character, despite the infux
of tourism. People still depend on much
of their income from fishing and farming,
just as they always have. Cars share the
streets with wayward chickens, cows
amble homewards alongside sun-bronzed |
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visitors
and strangers are greeted with tea and ‘hos geldiniz!’
- the
Turkish for welcome. Spend a few days in Dalyan and soon everyone
will
know your name...
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You
might think that somewhere as special
as Dalyan must be hidden away at the end
of a long, dusty bus journey. Yet it’s just
30 minutes from Dalaman Airport, making
it one of the most easily-accessible, as well
as one of the most rewarding, of all the
Turkish destinations. |
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Maybe
this is why so many people return to Dalyan years after year
Maybe this is why so many choose to put down roots here.
Maybe you will, too… |
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