Introducing Dalyan
Once a somnolent farming town and now increasingly a package-tour colony, Dalyan has so far managed to keep some of its peaceful atmosphere. On top of those who choose to stay here, summer afternoons bring an armada of excursion boats from Marmaris and Fethiye carving a path through the reed beds of the Dalyan River (Dalyan Çayı) on their way to the ruins of ancient Kaunos (Caunos) and İztuzu beach. Above the river the façades of Lycian rock tombs gaze silently down on all this activity. Dalyan may be filling up with identical restaurants and the town centre has become another bland concrete agglomeration, but it only takes a few minutes’ walk to reach the charming old Dalyan of gardens and willow trees.
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Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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Re: Turkey Itinerary (HELP)
by t3n82 12 September 2011
Wow, that is a whirlwind tour of Turkey...I've been here for 8 weeks and still haven't scratched the surface of everything however I think…
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Re: Honeymoon in Turkey ideas please
by minnoskedicik 07 September 2011
As a Turkish citizen, I can advice you to travel around Turkish Riviera. Specifically, the archeological site of Ephesus in Izmir - Selcuk,…
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Re: Revised itinerary and a few more questions
by sarikanarya 07 September 2011
Not directly from Dalyan which is only a large village,you just need to take the regular local dolmus into nearby Ortaca and from the…
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