A bit of a cheat today as we're stretching the boundaries as to what actually constitutes a Fethiye photo. In our first photo in the series - a photo of the Fethiye harbour sunset - we said we would include the areas surrounding Fethiye. Well, that meant places like Kayaköy and Ölü Deniz that get swallowed up under the umbrella of 'Fethiye' in the holiday brochures. I'm not sure we meant mountain villages on the Denizli road...
Nif: A snowy scene in the mountains above Fethiye
But the last couple of weeks in Turkey have seen the onset of particularly low winter temperatures and a lot of snow. Friends up in Istanbul have been posting photos online of their city, disguised under various shades of white (oh, how we want to see Istanbul in the snow) and, from here in Fethiye, when we cast our eyes towards the surrounding mountains, we can see a thick, crumpled duvet of snow resting over their peaks and shoulders.Yes, we get snow in the mountains every winter - but some years, like in this photo, taken in the mountains around Nif in 2009, we get a deluge. We'll not repeat ourselves and tell you about why we were in Nif that day in February 2009. You can read about that by clicking this Nif link.
But, that's the reason why we've included this scene in our Fethiye photo series. It's February, it's seasonal and it's of the time. There's snow in them there hills and we'd like to go back up there this year to once more get a taste of a snowy winter.
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Amazing isn't it? People don't associate the Aegean coast with snow but it does happen once in a while. There was a dusting in Kusadasi a couple of days ago and a couple of years back our house in Yalikavak our house was assaulted by hailstones the size of conkers.
Gorgeous! I never really thought of it as a snow area. There is absolutely no sign of snow here, so this photo is dreamy.
@ Jack Scott: People never believe us when we say we can drive for half an hour and play thigh-deep in the snow. We've never seen snow on the ground in Fethiye but we've had the huge hailstones, like you.
@ Belinda: Beautiful isn't it? We want to get back up there this winter if we can.
I had never thought that you would have snow so close to the coast. It certainly makes for a very different picture-stunning
These snowy pics actually remind me of the freakish snowy weather we hit while driving through Turkey in March 1985.
@ Jenny: It always surprises people. You can see the coast from these mountains a bit lower down. :)
@ Anjuli: Where were you driving? We get a lot of snow in winter in various parts of the country - or did you just get a bit of bad luck?
Snow landscapes are always gorgeous. I still prefer summer time though ;)
@ Angela: You can't beat a good snow scene. Not sure which season we prefer, really. All good for different reasons.:)
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