It's July and we've hit that time again - that time where we hire a car to dash off to Dalaman Airport and pick up friends, drop the car off, go to meet those very friends, spend the day with them...and the Fethiye photo for Friday once more becomes a Saturday photo. If you're a supporter of real chips, then take a look at last week's Fethiye photo. For this week though, we're going scenic again...
Yachts anchored in Gemiler Bay
It's just that we love Gemiler for its tranquility and, as you can see in the photo, for its amazing setting. Pine forests surround the beach and the rugged coastline towards Ölüdeniz, St. Nicholas Island (Gemiler Adası) with its Byzantine ruins beckons sunbathers - and all of this is watched over by the huge hulk of Babadağ (Father Mountain). This is our favourite angle of the Fethiye region's highest peak.
For us, we prefer to wait for the season to finish and then we head to Gemiler Bay in winter. The little cafe on the corner of the beach (remarkably) stays open all year. To enjoy a drink while having all this scenery to yourself, listening to the sea lapping on the pebbles just below...well, just perfect.
This is the beautiful Gemiler Bay, taken in July of last year. It's one of our favourite places for swimming because the sea is so calm here - although admittedly, it does get more crowded than it used to in the summer months. Well, when we say crowded, you can see what we mean in the photos from last year's post about our July day trip to Gemiler. It's not that crowded.
It's just that we love Gemiler for its tranquility and, as you can see in the photo, for its amazing setting. Pine forests surround the beach and the rugged coastline towards Ölüdeniz, St. Nicholas Island (Gemiler Adası) with its Byzantine ruins beckons sunbathers - and all of this is watched over by the huge hulk of Babadağ (Father Mountain). This is our favourite angle of the Fethiye region's highest peak.
For us, we prefer to wait for the season to finish and then we head to Gemiler Bay in winter. The little cafe on the corner of the beach (remarkably) stays open all year. To enjoy a drink while having all this scenery to yourself, listening to the sea lapping on the pebbles just below...well, just perfect.
In summer season, the Kayaköy dolmuş goes all the way down to Gemiler Bay. Not all of them go so check with the driver for times.
8 comments:
. . you're not wrong! Truly superb little beach; winter is our favorite time as well, so might see you there some time.
@ Alan: Ha ha. That would be funny if we took off to Gemiler one January day and you were already sitting there. Peace and quiet over. :)
I remember sitting on that orange cliff, reading a book while my wife was swimming. I gradually became aware of the sound of heavy breathing and a peculiar smell. I looked round to see an enormous and very unhappy billygoat standing about three feet behind me. I never knew I could abseil down a cliff without a rope.
@ Tony Shelbourne: That's just made us laugh! :)
What a stunning bay. I was always amazed that whilst sailing around the coast, we'd often come across yet another beautiful bay that couldn't be seen before getting there! And to be able to go in winter without anyone there would be perfect!
@ Jenny: Yes, winter is when you feel you can have Gemiler all to yourself. Beautiful bay. :)
What a lovely place!
Does it rain a lot in winter there?
@ London Caller: Gemiler is beautiful. Yes, we can have very wet winters, hence the greenery. Lots of underground water, too.
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