Villa and Pool

The Pool

Lounge Area

Master Bedroom

Prices Currency Conversion

Rental periods
6 January - 21 March 2008	£300
22 - 30 March 2008	£400
31 March - 27 April 2008	£300
28 April - 23 May 2008	£450
24 - 31 May 2008	£600
1 June - 13 July 2008	£500
14 July - 7 September 2008	£850
8 September - 2 October 2008	£500
3 - 31 October 2008	£400
1 November - 19 December 2008	£300

Notes on prices
Prices are for the property per week in UK pounds.

Special offer
20% discount on remaining July weeks. Now only £680 per week

Changeover day
Changeover flexible between Friday and Monday, but flexibility reduces as the calendar fills up.

Accommodation

Notes on accommodation
Smoking is permitted outside but not anywhere indoors. Each room has an electric anti mosquito device that takes standard tablets, which can be bought in Kalkan. There is a Turkish dictionary and a Turkish guide book as well as a number of paperback books and magazines. Because of the spiral staircase, the villa is not well suited to under-5s or the infirm.

Amenities/Facilities provided

Outside
There is a tiled covered eating area with a large dining table and 6 chairs providing permanent shade and a cool place to sit with a welcome breeze even at the hottest part of the day. There is a BBQ, 6 sun loungers, one large and 2 smaller umbrellas, and a patio table and 4 chairs where you can sit and admire the stunning view over the bays and Kalkan village. The pool and outside area is private and barely overlooked from any direction. Flower-beds and tubs have been planted to increase the sense of privacy and provide welcome greenery.

Coast/Beach
Kalkan itself has a pebble beach close to the town centre, used by locals and visitors alike, while nearby Patara and Kaputas are well close enough for even a half-day outing. Patara is famed for its fine white sand stretching for 18km and sun shades can be hired at the near end of the beach. It closes at sunset and is home to nesting turtles in season: about 20 mins drive from Kalkan, with a regular dolmus service. The beach at the base of Kaputas gorge is closer.

Travel
The most convenient airport is Dalaman, which is about 1½ hour drive. Alternatively, you can fly to Antalya, but, although there are more low season flights, it is nearly 3 hours drive. A hire car is useful, and easy to arrange, but you can get around easily on local transport which is fun and cheap. Taxis abound.

Distances
The Turquoise Coast' stretching from Fethiye to Antalya, dominated by the Taurus mountains, famed for its beauty - bays and beaches, islands, archaeological sites and funeral monuments (Lycian tombs) in abundance, carved into the cliff face or perched on rocky crags. Walk the Lycian Way (a waymarked long-distance footpath); cruise along the coast in a gulet; or drive along and enjoy its scenery and visit the sites.

Further details
The Thursday Market in Kalkan is a must for most visitors, with amazing bargains to haggle for. Table cloths and bedspreads at great prices, shirts, Tshirts, shoes and trousers in abundance. But this is not just for tourists: the locals also use the market throughout the year, for all kinds of produce and household supplies, so it is ‘the real thing'. There are also markets in Fethiye on Tuesdays, Yesilkoy on Wednesdays, and Kas on Fridays. Dolmus services - a local minibus concept - go from Kalkan square to all parts at very reasonable prices and pretty regular frequencies, and can be picked up on the roadside with a wave. There are particularly good services to Kas (stopping at Kaputas for the beach there), Fethiye and Patara beaches. Local tours offer an increasing variety of outings if you do not wish to do it alone, to Saklikent, to all the ancient sites, and in to the mountains to local villages or out to sea round the coast to the islands or the likes of Kekova. Travel by minibus or open-top jeep, to suit all tastes. Longer distance coaches can be boarded at Kalkan for trips further a-field.

Booking notes
There is a 30% deposit payable at the time of booking. The remaining 70% is payable no later than 8 weeks prior to your departure date. There is a £250 refundable breakage deposit, to be paid by cheque at the time of the final payment.

Guest comments
‘Wonderful, we'd like to book again, same week next year’

‘How tranquil. It was like being in your own private paradise’

‘We'll be back for 2 weeks not one next time. Our best holiday ever’

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