the Kalkan Bay and the sea

Hello once again! It's been long indeed, and never had a chance to write more, but here I am with a new location I want to share with you all.

While they all are still fresh, I would like to write my experiences before they get blurred, so that's my hurry. I so wish I had a bigger space to share all the pictures with you, because it is definitely hard to make you feel the atmosphere of the location without showing you how beautiful it looks!

Kalkan is one of the summer holiday locations in Turkey and famous among British people. To be honest, I never felt as if I was actually in Turkey during my holiday since almost all of the people around me spoke English. Even waiters come and tell you how delicious their food are in English and I had to stop them to tell that I'm not British and can understand if they speak Turkish.

Kalkan, Antalya

Kalkan is one of the summer holiday locations in Turkey and famous among British people. To be honest, I never felt as if I was actually in Turkey during my holiday since almost all of the people around me spoke English. Even waiters come and tell you how delicious their food are in English and I had to stop them to tell that I'm not British and can understand if they speak Turkish.

Aubergine Restaurant

Kalkan can be explained as a beauty located right on a huge hill, which is named as Kalkan Koyu. And two more words: Steak & Sea. Go swim all day long, because the water looks incredibly pure and clean. No need to tell that its colour is light blue when you're close to the seaside. What's more is their food! Kalkan's nightlife is not convenient for those who are too young to seek peace and silence, but great for those who loves quality in music and steak! Chill-out style music is the preferable one, and steaks are way too delicious! I'd recommend you two exclusive restaurants; Aubergine Restaurant and Mussakka. However, I should warn you Aubergine's service and food quality cannot be compared to Mussakka's. And one more restaurant I went to, but so sad that I never noticed its name! This place is smaller than the rest and has a seaview from a distance, not right by the sea as Aubergine, but it has super-delicious steaks and fish. All I can give out is that it was located right in the entrance of the seaside, on a hill, and next to it was a well-known nightclub, which is probably one of the two clubs. (A waiter had told us that there were only two nightclubs in Kalkan, which is hard to believe indeed!)

Antiques bazaar

A little cafe among the streets

Apparently Kalkan is popular only in summer and has not too many villagers inside, most of the people are tourists there. It has only one health centre which consists of only a few rooms and nothing else. (I know this, because I had been very ill during two full days of my holiday and had to go there to get medicines and treatment!)

At nights, you can go and have your dinner, stay a bit longer to drink up your wine bottle and leave the place for some shopping. Loads of fake products of big brands are there and many tourists are keen to buy these cheap imitations with good quality. Other lovely stuffs, like antiques and little cute accessories, are waiting for your notice during the night.

If you are seeking a small town full of British people and good quality food you cannot find easily in elsewhere, then Kalkan is definitely a place you need to see.