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About Koycegiz |
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ABOUT KOYCEGIZ
The town of Köyceğiz lies at the northern end of a lake of the same name,on the Muğla-Fethiye highway,where anyone can relax in the freshness of the environment.This unigue environment is being preserved as a nature and wildlife sanctuary.The maze of channels is easily explored by boat as you immerse yousellf in this tranguil dream world.The Dalyan Delta,with a long,golden sandy beach at its mouth ,is a nature conservation area and refuge for sea turtles (Caretta Carretta) and blue crabs.A road shaded with aromatic frankincense trees leads to the tiny village of Dalyan on the inland waterway.The restaurants which line the waterways specialize in deliciouns meals of fresh fish.High on the cliff face,at a bend in the river,above the fascinating ancient harbour city of Caunos,magnificent tombs were carved into the rock.The history of Köyceğiz goes back to 3400 B.C.The fisrt civilized community was Carians.Then came Asurians,lonians,Persians,Romans,Seljuks,and Ottomans .The city of Caunos,where the Köyceğiz Lake joins the Meditteranean Sea,was one of the most important ports and tradecentres of Carians.
Köyceğiz offers a quiet life in a traditional Turkish town yet has all modern facilities. On Mondays there is a large bustling market which both locals from the surrounding area or bussed in by Dolmus (local transport) and tourists (who often travel accross the lake) both enjoy. Bargains are sure to be had as well as fresh fruit and vegetables.
  
 The Lake of Köyceğiz is often said to be as "as smooth as glass" till noon and then great for wind surfing in the afternoon. The Köyceğiz Lake contains almost every kind of seafood from fish to crab. The far side of the Lake is a maze of channels walled with reeds which is like a natural labyrinth. You can traverse by boat through these channels to nearby Dalyan which is a popular tourist resort and has many bars and resturants. On the way you can see the amazing Rock Tombs, carved into the cliff face above the ancient harbour city of Caunos. Alternatively you can drive along aromatic frankincense trees lined roads to Daylan
 Further along the Dalyan Delta you can reach Iztuzu beach, which is another nature conservation area and refuge for sea turtles (Caretta Carretta) and blue crabs.
The Dalaman River is an ideal race course for rafting enthusiasts of different abilities. Rafting is increasingly a popular sport at the area since 1994. The Struggle with yourself and nature, group work and success are the basic instruments of rafting. Anyone at any age who can swim can join rafting at the Dalaman River.
Köyceğiz is located only an hour drive from the cosmopolitan and popular tourist resort of Marmaris. It's only 30 minutes from the beautiful riverside village of Dalyan, and only 45 minutes from Dalaman airport. oycegiz is the ideal place to buy or build your own dream home, whether it will be a permanent residence or somewhere to escape to when you need a location which provides both entertainment or relaxation, not to mention the beautiful weather and scenery that Turkey is famous for.
 Distance To Larger Towns
| Ortaca |
20 Km |
| Dalaman |
30 Km |
| Marmaris |
60 Km |
| Mugla |
60 Km |
| Fethiye |
80 Km |
| Datça |
133 Km |
| Bodrum |
197 Km |
| Izmir |
280 Km |
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Koycegiz Lake |
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Lakes, mountains and down into the water with seven arms, is fed by the abundant water resources. It does not change for summer and winter. More than 10 miles of water. in length with a narrow channel (Dalyan) empties into the Mediterranean. If you have a detailed map of your hand while walking around the lake where, where the sea can get confused. The best tip of the reeds of the lake. Weir and the lake is connected to the Mediterranean through the Straits area covering 6300 hectares. Sülüngür his throat at the end of sweet and salty mixture of water, there's a small lake in the lagoon. This lake is the place where the sea bass eggs. The coast ranging between 50 and 200 meters wide and 5.5 km. is adorned with a beautiful long sandy beach. (See the Iztuzu Beach)
Lake, bay mouth clogged with silt calculated separated from the sea, but just could not break that water continues to flow into the sea.
Nam Nam and the delta was formed by Yuvarlak.
Photo and non-motorized water sports enthusiasts will find it quite difficult to be separated from those of Lake Koycegiz. Offers wonderful scenery around the lake. Surfing, sailing, water sports like rowing away from the lake do not do anyway. Take a boat trip in the evening or night and in the silence of night, sing to the stars.
If you are interested in fishing rod and tackle and do not forget to pack, the lake offers a chance for amateur fishermen, will not return empty handed.
Walking around the lake or a trip by car will be very enjoyable. A boat trip on the lake is also very interesting.
The small island in the lake region is called Prison Island. In the past the island used for military purposes, then built a prison. Genoese castle ruins can be seen from the remains. Love Island is trying out in the region. According to a legend, two young lovers, each family took refuge in this island absence allowed to marry. Escape from the pressures of family they could not get rid of the bad faith, the husband had put a snake died on the spot. (Very common in Anatolia, "said one of the island where you can listen to the story and the Snake.)
Köyceğiz a water paradise. Sea, lakes, rivers and lakes are fed
not only for connecting to the sea through the channel. If you dig a few feet of the township where clean water is flushed. Therefore very suitable for agriculture. Consistently lower than even the hottest of summers in the field of water plants do not dry out.
Around the mountain, surrounded by mountains covered with pine forests and the blog. Together they created the pine trees and forests found nowhere else in the world.
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Mud baths and Kaunos tour |
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Kaunos at the side of the ancient city and around Dalyan mud baths are within limits. Kaunos the famous royal tombs in Dalyan, Koycegiz, although across the borders will remain. Koycegiz is a side of the channel, while the Ortaca'dır.
And the mud baths of Dalyan in the travel book section is Kaunos. We will Köyceğiz as administrative boundaries, but the traveler to find the problem, lest we will also in Dalyan.
Kaunos and mud baths to their daily trips can be shielded from Koycegiz, like going on the road Sultaniye Ekincik lake that surrounds the way, also can be accessed by road.
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Kaunos Ancient City |
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You can also go by boat from Dalyan Kaunos. Ruins in a ten minute walk from the pier to the ancient city can reach Kaunos. Those coming by yachts moored around the island hole, and can go by boat to the pier to watch the channel.
It was an important commercial port city Kaunos. Fill with silt over time with the sea port of lost property.
According to Herodotus, the father of history, but it was from the indigenous peoples themselves Cretans Kaunos Caria were counted. Geographer Strabo and the mouth closing of the shipyard Kaunos a port writes. Inappropriate relationship with his twin sister city of Miletos, son of the herd for Kaunos established. Dalyan rock tombs can be seen from the BC. 4. century were later used in Roman times.
Lycian tombs of the dead were placed on the stone bed. In front of two Ionic columns, and pediments are on the firiz. Pediment reliefs are one of the lions.
Down from the acropolis of the city harbor Göl'dü Sülüklü. At that time the sea reached as far as Kaunos acropolis.
Upon the Persians captured Anatolia entered the city administration Mausoleum. BC. Alexander defeated the Persians in 334 by Princess Ada, then Antigonos, then went to Ptolemy. Kingdom of Rhodes, Bergama Kralığı and remained under Roman rule. Began to fill the port lost its importance.
Acropolis hill at a height of 152 meters has been established. North side of the wall dates from the Middle Ages. Starting from the long wall north of the harbor and up the steep cliffs of the village of Dalyan lies. The northern part of the city walls were constructed during Mausolus. During the Hellenistic era city walls to the northwest. While those to the harbor is from the Archaic era.
Theatre at the foot of the Acropolis. There are 33 rows of seats. In the west of the theater remains one of the basilica type church belongs. Others belong to the Roman Baths and Temple.
Below in the form of an incomplete circle, and fluted columns have been built in the back of the building has a podium with three steps. The ruins of the temple can be seen here. What is the circular structure is unknown.
Old port with the Leech Lake in northern stoa was unearthed during excavations. Pedestals have been around a lot, but he found the statues. The fountain near the stoa has been restored.
To see all the walls and towers should be carried out on a long expedition.
Those who want the boat after Kaunos Kaunos ancient city now called Leech lake with the ancient port and return to the village can come Çandır.
Çandır quay of the village is always a line of cruising boats. Provide services to those who come to İstuzu Beach yacht boats. Takes to carry the Dalyan mud baths and yachts.
Cavities carved into the rocks at the pier will hit your eyes. They Kaunos cargo ship berthed in port to the ancient lighthouse that serves as the hole burning is a giant fire.
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Mud Baths |
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Koycegiz Dalyan channels and many other places around the lake comes from the hot spring water. Hot sulphurous water, rheumatism and skin diseases, especially to the many other ailments. But about 15 minutes away from the center, which can be reached by boat in the mud bath, Koycegiz Lake to the spa at the edge of the Sultan as a tourist attraction as different evolved.
More foreign tourists were covered in mud and then get undressed, take a souvenir photo always crowded and colorful images of mud baths are offered. Skin, which is said to be good, but the outstanding aspect of health care beyond the mud, animation, and you try and pleasant memories that can immortalise a photo card.
Caretta caretta turtles, except that the turtles Trionyx akarabaları Tringulus not as popular as the Nile), are living near the lake area of the channel.
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Ekincik |
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Koycegiz connect to a wide asphalt road after the crowds started. Around the beach and the pier is filled with small and large hotels and hostels.
Crops to go by road from Koycegiz Hamitkoy watching the breathtaking views over the lake would proceed.
Hamitköy'den exit ramp to the bridge after the first long climb, the hill to break a scene, take pictures if interested. Kersele flats in the bay early in the morning to come and have breakfast brought to your mind, if not why not try. When you get to the level of the prison island of pine trees, take a careful look, hair graying of the trees, her husband turned white as a people will see it. The cause of this bleaching is bird droppings. But you know this bird, "little birds" not. Decreased in Turkey eagles have settled down here. This type of eagle remained only four places in the world. Wait patiently for a float down the lake may have a chance to see eagles.
If you turn left when leaving the road from the lake, you will go Springs sultanas. If you still have it separated from the lake and keep going in the forest. And starts to climb. Disappear behind a landscape of Lake Koycegiz, a casting out into the middle.
Ta go up the hill and you start downhill, this time casting a Ekincik Put your face out of the terrifying beauty. Before you go through the village greens in Ekincik. After the brilliant and the facilities have not suffocated, but will soon increase with no signs of structuring a set at the height of the building would go. Your surrounding forest, your front of the beach and the sea. The beach is very nice, very clean sea. The beach is divided by a small stream.
S'ler winter drew in the sand and the sea reaches the sea at this call for breaking plant owners do not really like this little stream, but we think adds to the beach amenity. Access road to the shore where a pier for yachts and yacht to meet the needs of the young can have a buffet. Piers at the same time daily passenger boats from Dalyan binding sites.
There are hotels and restaurants on the beach.
The best restaurant in the area is accessible only by sea and boats and yachts for blue cruise genelilikle they connect Yacth My Marina Club. To set up a tent or caravan for those who want to come to the camp area and Council is Camps Equinox.
Ta Ekincik accommodation and those who want to make the environment a few suggestions for trips.
Ekincik İstuzu Dalyan beach boats due to the cooperative, Kaunos organize tours to the ancient city and mud baths. Exit and return in the evening evening.
Another option for those who rely on their feet and breathing. Campbell is Ekincik out trekking through the village to the ancient city can Kaunos.
Carter is merely labeled with the village paths between Ekincik to find your next mastering to get a guide or path. Muammer uncle lives in the village do not forget to drink a cup of tea.
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Sweetgum Trees |
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Daily (Sweetgum), rare trees in the world to his wife, only Koycegiz, Marmaris GiB iyerleşimlerde tree species and is found in wetlands. Koycegiz in west and east of the city is protected by the Forestry, the forest of these trees. Sweetgum trees are protected. Koycegiz is entered by the main road of Marmaris to the left at the Yunus Emre Arboretum has been planted this tree and was taken under protection.
Did you know that you can extract oil from the sweetgum tree? In addition, this oil is killing parasites, stomach problems due to therapeutic drug industry and is used in Frankincense oil-producing countries, one of the world, both Honduras and the other is the Turkey?
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Sultaniye Spa |
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Koycegiz Hamitkoy out and right the way through the attachment see the sign of the sultanas and Spas will penetrate 500 meters ..
Koycegiz, Dalyan and Ekincik engines and can reach full day. Some of the boat to stop at the spa offers.
Wheelchairs or stretchers were brought in around 21 cycles of therapy after a walk of many stories about what they'll listen. They leave it to you but we believe and not believe something that we define precisely: to the Sultan of Turkey, the spa is the highest radioactivity. (98.3) 39 degree temperature water, calcium chloride, calcium sulfate, calcium, sulfur and contains radon.
Rheumatism, sciatica is a good addition to the skin and gynecological diseases. But most importantly, the presence of radioactivity is the height through the rehabilitative features.
Kaunos'lular two thousand years ago by the spa that is open is determined. It is confirmed that the remains of the hospital environment. In those years it was very popular to increase sexual power. The major source of water in the bathroom next to the internal cure various internal diseases. You can rent out the rooms have spas.
Daily needs within the municipality-run facilities can be met in the unit.
Sultan of the region to have not as popular as other spas. Rooster Sultaniye to 5 km. Those who go with a more secluded hot spring arrives.
Sultaniye morning fly from Koycegiz minibuses, are returning in the evening.
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Nature tours |
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Koycegiz is a paradise for eco-tourism.
The mountains are around it. Çiçekbaba shaded mountains (Sandras) finds the hill height 2295 meters. Sandras at the foot of beautiful highland village, jeep safari roads, near the summit of Eagle Lake and a walking trail and has Gökçeova.
Dalaman River rafting tours on the dial is Akköprü.
Marmaris, Koycegiz and Dalyan travel agencies from applying if you can join these tours. |
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DIRECTIONS |
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Those who want to go by air should fly to Dalaman airport. Dalaman Airport, 32 km from Koycegiz.
Muğla-Fethiye highway access road will be monitored. Gokova who landed from Muğla, Marmaris to Fethiye to continue without having to leave. After approximately 30 km from Koycegiz lake suddenly appears in your right it is.
Koycegiz main road within 1 km of the lake on the shore.
Those who want to annex, Koycegiz and beautiful views from the 30 km long asphalt road with a trip accompanied by the attachment reach. You can find the attachment from Koycegiz expired.
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ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES |
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| Koycegiz in the city center, on the edge of the lake are beautiful hotels and guesthouses. There are beautiful hotels in ekincik sheep |
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FOOD-BEVERAGE |
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Koycegiz center, restaurants are good trades in the market. All kinds of vegetables and meat dishes, fish and meats, appetizers are served. In lakes, there are also restaurants in the neck cord. Fish is plentiful in all seasons.
My Ekincik boat marina restaurant has a good restaurant that is preferred. All kinds of fish. Sheep entries are put into service new facilities. Round River shore, crying in the highlands, Gain trout at Picnic Area, roasting sheet, the small restaurant also has a monitoring service.
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SPORTIVE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES |
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SPORTIVE AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES
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Ridge Çiçekbaba Events |
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| Eagle Lake Koycegiz-Sandras summit in the foothills of August each year 3 Hundreds of people attended the Thursday of the "Ridge and Çiçekbaba Festival" What's going on stage. Sheep are cut up and the kids, is cooked in oven, folklore performances and other events are being held. |
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