Luxury Villa Turkey

Luxury Villa Turkey

Today it is famous for its Ula architecture – an ornate style in wood unique to the local Mugla province. If you look at Villa Nurtan or Villa Anni’s roof lines you will see this Ula design as Nurtan Onur, our Architect, comes from this area. Akyaka has a long sandy beach, with a park at the end of the beach, ideal for resting in its shade during the long hot summer days. The popular fish restaurants on the bank of the crystal-clear ” Kad?n Azmak” (‘Woman river`) where freshly caught fish are perfectly prepared and served, are very well known by gourmets throughout Turkey. Along the far side of the bay, you will see kite flying is very popular with Turkey’s national championships being help in Akyaka.

The fantastic local sailing conditions make it popular with yacht owners who come from around the world for the tranquility and relaxed atmosphere. The largest marina on the Bozburun Peninsula is Marti Marina in Orhaniye.

The village of Bozburun itself is where some of Turkey’s finest wooden Gulets are built, and are exported all over Turkey, as well as many neighbouring countries along the Mediterranean. Approximately 45 minutes drive from Orhaniye, it is well worth a trip, and the coastline and scenery you will pass along the Peninsula are simply breathtaking.

It has a beautiful bay with sandy beach and plenty of water sports if you prefer a more energetic holiday. In the hills behind Hisaronu, there is an equestrian centre so you can join treks up into the local hills. There is a ruined castle on a hill that dominates the village, and a great way to start the day in the cool early morning before the heat is to walk up to the castle.

Many of the restaurants have tables that overlook the bay so you can enjoy a delicious meal next to the crystal-clear blue waters, or explore the historical ruins of three castles from the ancient city of Hydas.

The beautiful region around Selimiye is also renowned for its rich harvest of almonds and fragrant herbs such as oregano and sage, as well as its famous, delicious pine honey. Discover the old village jail that is now a ruin, built on a small island in the middle of the bay.

Içmeler is a well-established resort with bars, restaurants, hotels and tourist shops. It has an excellent beach, if somewhat crowded in high season, and is one of three blue-flag awarded beaches in the area.

It is a good centre for water sports and is the base of an excellent PADI diving school if you want to learn to scuba dive or just have some refresher dives.

From Orhaniye, you can cut across the Peninsula and enjoy a quiet drive to Içmeler, driving through scented pinewoods and enjoying wonderful views as you drop down into Içmeler.

You can also catch a boat from Marmaris harbour or Içmeler to Turunç, a popular sea taxi route with the locals. Turunç has in recent years started to become more developed as a holiday resort in its own right, but is still well worth a visit, especially if you go by car.

Its pine-tree sheltered bay and handful of shops and restaurants have everything you need for a relaxing day and, occasionally yachts casually drop anchor to let their passengers explore the bay and swim in the clear waters of the blue-flagged beach.

Discover the tea gardens in the centre of Turunç if you want simply to ‘stop and stare’, experiencing the local characters and slow pace of life.

On the main road just beyond Turgutkoy is the carpet weavers association outlet (+90 53372 78769). This is the safest place to buy quality carpets and kilims in Turkey if you have not done it before, although you should still expect to haggle. Prices can be anything from tens of pounds for a cotton kilim to several thousand pounds for a silk carpet. Your purchases will be shipped to your home after your holiday, with the balance paid on delivery.