Photo: Eyeintheair · CC BY-SA 4.0
A few bends from the coast lead to high plateaus, canyons and villages still living by their old rhythm.
Behind Kalkan the Akdağ mountains rise to nearly 3,000 metres, and cool plateaus are half an hour from the coast. The slopes are covered with Turkish pine, olive groves and carob trees. Plateau villages such as Bezirgan keep wooden serender granaries; İslamlar has water mills and trout pools.
The Lycian Way from Fethiye to Antalya passes through Kalkan, with day sections you can walk from town. About an hour north, Saklıkent Canyon and its icy water are the coolest place in the region in summer. For water sports, diving, paragliding and safaris, contact the businesses below directly.
Photo: Eyeintheair · CC BY-SA 4.0About 18 km long, one of the Mediterranean’s deepest canyons. Wading in icy water and tubing.
Photo: Dosseman · CC BY-SA 4.0A plateau village on the Lycian Way, famous for its wooden serender granaries.
Photo: Sinan Şahin · CC BY 3.0Just above Kalkan; cool air, trout restaurants and bay views.
Photo: Angela Stefanoni · CC BY 3.0The village by Patara; guesthouses and a quiet square.
Photo: Sinan Şahin · CC BY 3.0Long-distance trail from Fethiye towards Antalya; day sections around Kalkan.
