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Kalkan
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Kalkan nestles in a beautiful bay of the Mediterranean Sea on Turkey's stunning Turquoise Coast, with the Taurus Mountains as its backdrop. Once a simple fishing village, it has developed sensitively into a charming and sophisticated resort. Kalkan's warm but relaxed welcome encourages visitors to return year after year and many regard it as their second home. The narrow, cobbled streets leading down to the harbour are lined with shops selling interesting antiques, crafts, jewellery, clothing and accessories late into the evening and a weekly market is held on Thursdays. A range of bars refreshes the pre-dinner amble around the village and offers stylish and atmospheric jazz and blues later in the evening.

Restaurants

Kalkan is renowned above all for its amazing selection of restaurants, offering great value in Turkish, Mediterranean and international cuisine, including wonderful fresh seafood. Many are on rooftops with spectacular views over the bay; others give the opportunity to watch the world go by around the harbour or in quiet side streets. In addition to the food, they cater for a wide variety of musical tastes, including classical, jazz and traditional Turkish music.

Beaches

Kalkan has a safe pebble beach and several beach clubs with bars, restaurants, sea bathing and water sports. Sandy beaches nearby are accessible by dolmus (local bus) or taxi. A 10 minute journey takes you to stunning Kaputas Beach, dramatically positioned at the foot of a ravine, with lots of steps and no facilities. To the west of Kalkan, unspoilt Patara Beach, voted one of the top beaches in the world by Times Online - Best of 2005, boasts seven miles of soft golden sand, a good beach cafe/bar with sunbeds, parasols & changing facilities, and the ruins of an ancient city. Daily boat trips from Kalkan visit the beaches and outlying islands from £10 per head, lunch included, and all sizes of boats can be chartered for exclusive use. Diving and water sports are available at the local Kalamar Beach Club, 5-10 minutes walk from Villa Esinti.

Around Kalkan

Kalkan is well placed to visit many historical sites, including the nearby ruins of Xanthos, Patara and Letoon, the Acropolis of Tlos, the rock tombs at Myra, and the crusaders' castle and sunken city of Kekova-Simena.

The energetic can enjoy a scenic walk on the ancient Lycian Way (which passes 100m from Villa Esinti), a cooling trek through Saklikent Gorge, horse riding on Patara Beach or sea kayaking at Kekova.

Weather

Through the season the sea temperature warms up from an April minimum of 65° F to a mid summer 80° F, comfortable for snorkelling or lazing in the sea.

The weather in and around Kalkan during the summer season is dry and warm:

	May	June	July	August	September	October
Average daily temp °F	80	86	94	93	87	80
Average daily temp °C	26	30	34	34	30	26
Average hours of sunshine	11	12	13	12	11	9

From November until April there is still a lot of sunshine and the maximum daytime temperature is rarely below 15° C ( 59° F); long periods of rain are unusual,
although it will rain at some time every couple of days. The Autumn and Spring months are comfortable times to explore the many archaeological sites in the area.

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