Kalkan
Kalkan Panoramic View
Before 1925 Kalkan
was an Ottoman-Greek village called Kalamaki. In the Greek-Turkish
population exchange of 1925, the Greek population migrated to either
Greece or Australia. Those that left for Greece founded a village near
Athens which they named again Kalamaki.
Present day Kalkan is a
small
harbor town devoted to tourism with
white-washed houses, colorful
shops and terraced bars
and restaurants overlooking the marina.
Development of tourism started in the early 1980s by
travelers searching for the perfect Mediterranean village. In the
meanwhile Kalkan has grown into a holiday resort dominated mainly by the
British package tour company "Simply Turkey".
Kalkan has it’s own small shingle beach
but much better is the nearby sandy Kaputaş Beach close to the
impressive Kaputaş Gorge at 6 km, a 10 minute bus ride,
from Kalkan. Steps from the roadside provide access to the popular beach.
We were very fortunate to stay at the
luxurious and very elegant Hotel Kartal Yuvasi which means Eagle's Nest.
It was a great experience.
For more information of Kalkan, the
Kalkan tourist agency has its own web site at
http://www.kalkan.org.tr
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