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Price Range: E340 to E700 (EUR)

Datca Peninsula
The Datça (pronounced Datcha) Peninsula (National Reserve as a whole) has a local population of about 10.000 with the Datça town having roughly one half (5000) in three settlements ("mahalle"s, Iskele, Old Datca & Resadiye) within a few Kms of each other. Iskele is by the sea and was the one with the least number of houses until the 1970s. Now it is the most important "mahalle". The whole peninsula has spectacular topography with mountains as high as 1400 meters, pine, eucalyptus forests with literally millions of trees and of course many tens of thousands of olive, fig, orange, lemon, trees, vineyards, many small scale fruit and vegetable farms. The Friday & Saturday market in Datça (Iskele) where both villas are located, is a feast for eyes and palate, not to be missed. The renowned ancient city of Knidos (Cnidus) is at the tip of Datça peninsula, this archaeological site is large and spectacular even though a small portion of the ruins have been uncovered. It's location between the Mediterranean and Aegean makes it even more interesting, it should not be missed

Beaches
Datca has three small beaches right in the town (and many more in the close surrounding bays), all three within short walking distance downhill from your villa (please note that the auto-text software for the villarenters.com site has put in "on the beach" which is strictly not correct - the beaches are very close down the hill, but Villas are not actually located on the beach). The three beaches are: Kumluk, Hastanealti and Taslik. The Kumluk (Sandy) Beach is just down the hill from both villas (~400 meters) and is suitable for children as it a gently sloping small sandy beach with a few small, picturesque cafes and restaurants along it, you can easily spend a whole day there. Taslik beach is just two hundred meters further along shore and has pebbles (=Taslik in Turkish). The unique feature of this beach is a natural hot water pool, in a totally natural setting by the Mediterranean, about 100 meter in diameter and 1.5 - 2 meters deep, water coming out at the back (from bottom of the mountains) is around 40 degrees and contains dissolved minerals claimed to cure many ailments. It was originally built ~ 200 years ago as pool to serve a mill which is now a café/disco. The pool feeds a small waterfall of about 1 meter high pouring 4-5 tons of water per minute into the Med (regularly used by the locals for water massage, please try it - you will love it). Winter months in Datca are never cold (typically 15-20 during day, 5-10 at night), the sea temperature is around 14-15 degrees in January the coldest month. The warm water pouring in produces a wonderful warm layer for swimming even in these coldest periods. Of course you can always swim in the pool itself at 30+ degrees. The third beach, Hastane alti (= "below the Hospital " in Turkish) towards the other side of the bay which can be approached either by a nice pedestrians only beach-walk path along the coast or directly through the main road past Migros supermarket and down the hill. You will be able to get an idea of the geography from both villas just by looking down at the town: Directly in front will be Kumluk (Sandy) Beach, to the left will be Hastanealti and to the right (after the small peninsula at the Yacht harbor) Taslik.

Surroundings
Along the peninsula there are wonderful pristine beaches, some with small family owned restaurants & cafes and some only accessible by boat and forest roads/paths. Kargi, Hayitbuku, Mesudiye, Palamutbükü, Karaincir/Perili Kösk are some that should not be missed. On the northern (Aegean) side of the peninsula is the Gökova bay (ancient name Mare Ceramicus) with an incredible turquoise color. Once or twice a year (spring and fall) the locals arrange a ~10 Km hike "Akdeniz to Ege" (Med to Aegean) where many people participate in a festive hike from Datça town to Karaköy/Körmen on the Northern side of the peninsula. You can also do this on your own or with a few friends. You will also find that you can make many daily boat arrangements or go by car to above bays. Twice daily ferryboat from Karaköy/Körmen takes you to Bodrum (Halicarnassus). During the summer months they are quite regular but the times should be confirmed the day before. There are hourly busses to Marmaris, AKTUR, Mugla and other localities on the peninsula. Busses to Mugla, Dalyan are also frequent. Longer trips with a one night stay over to Ephesus, Pamukkale/Hierapolis, Aphrodisias, Fethiye, Belek, Kas, Kalkan, Antalya can also be arranged for you by local travel agencies. There are many taxis and they will come to your villa within a few minutes when called. They are always metered and very low cost when compared to European/UK/US rates.

Bodrum distance 17 km

Port yalikavak (Marina) distance 2 km

Nearest beach distance 2 km

Property Features
Sleeps 6
Doublebeds 3
Cots 1
Bathrooms 2
Tv
Cooker
Microwave
Fridge
Freezer
Linenprovided
Traffic Low
Seaside 1
Patio
Balcony
Parking
Airport
Airportdistance 0 min
Beach On site
Sailing On site
Walking On site
Cycling On site
Horseriding 15 Minutes away
Tennis 45 Minutes away
Climbing 45 Minutes Away
Garden

Property extras:
Villas are on a hill in town and overlooking it, ~400 meters from the center. Everything is in walking distance, beaches, restaurants/bars/cafes, shopping, banks/ATMs, weekly market, supermarket,…. Villa Yavuz has many trees in its garden, including 4 olive trees one of which is >150 years old. Spectacular views of the Mediterranean, Datca bay and mountains of Rhodes on clear days. Mountains towards the back. Very nice shaded terrace with barbeque facilities, full view as mentioned above. Villa is on three floors, approximately 200 sq meters. First floor living room and kitchen, bedrooms and bathrooms on second floor. Third floor for general purpose use – even more spectacular views. Daily cleaning and cooking (regional if you wish) services can be provided if arranged in advance. Swimming pool privileges at nearby hotels is available.