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The market provides, not only a colourful sight with vegetables and spices, but an abundance of freshly grown produce (not full of chemicals and "e" things) to enjoy at your table. The trip to the market in Koycegiz can also include on your return, an afternoon bar-be-cue on the boat,
IZTUZU BEACH, 7km of golden sand, fresh water swimming or salt water swimming YOU CHOOSE! A short walk from the Villa in a nearby hotel is the Hamal or Turkish Baths. Well worth a visit to be pampered bathed and massaged
A swim to cool off or a trip to the hot springs and mud baths. (Sting, Dustin Hoffman and David Bellamy have enjoyed this muddy experience). There are a number of activity specialists in the area. Jeep Safaris to White water rafting, Micro light flights to scuba diving. E-mail me for details.

In Dalyan you will see rows of 'African Queen' boats along the river bank. After a leisurely breakfast, you choose your 'African Queen' boat for the 30 minute voyage through the reed beds that were said to be used as the venue to film the famous scenes in Houston 's film, “The African Queen”. For half an hour you can pretend to be Humphrey Bogart or Audrey Hepburn, on the way to a spit of golden sand were turtles have laid their eggs for millions of years. In truth in the many times I have enjoyed these trips along the river I have not seen one empty gin bottle nestling in the reeds. Once at Turtle beach you can swim in fresh water on one side of this 5 kilometres of golden sand or in salt water on the other but the beach is best enjoyed in the morning and evening because by midday the day trippers from Marmaris arrive. On your return to Dalyan ask your boatman to drop you off so you can walk through the splendid ruins of the Lycian city of Caunus . (these are some of the oldest ruins in Turkey ). When the day trippers have returned to their various resorts, you have Dalyan for yourself and you can dine al fresco in the restaurants along the riverbank.

   
Caunos
The ancient city of Caunos (3,000 yrs BC) is a 15 minute walk away from Dalyan and has only recently begun to be excavated. A plethora of excellent river-side restaurants often provide views of the famous Lycian rock tombs, a fabulous setting for an evening meal. They are an inspiration to all who see them.
Market Days!
Dalyan market is on a Saturday. If you arrive at the villa on Friday then it’s an ideal way to stock up the larder with fresh foods. Turkey is not in the EU just yet, therefore lots of cheap goods and a low cost of living. Korsegiz market is on a Monday.