Villa Kaz 1, Kalkan | Oliver's Travels

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Villa Kaz 1

10 guests

5 bedrooms

5 bathrooms

Stay in style at the impressive Villa Kaz 1, overlooking Kalkan's exclusive resort.

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Stay in style at the seriously impressive Villa Kaz 1, overlooking the exclusive resort of Kalkan, on Turkey’s Turquoise Coast. This impressive three-storey villa has five super spacious ensuite double bedrooms and can accommodate up to ten guests in a lot of comfort. Villa Kaz 1 would be perfect for a large family holiday, or a group of friends sharing. The property benefits from sweeping panoramic views over Kalkan town and harbour, and the local islands in the cobalt-blue Mediterranean Sea.

Villa Kaz 1 is built out of classic plaster walls, washed in a soft dove grey, with floor-to-ceiling picture windows, that reward the guest with stunning vistas, and open onto terraces and balconies, letting in cooling sea breezes. The property is surrounded by a travertine tiled terrace, with a centrepiece infinity swimming pool and a separate Jacuzzi. The villa comes with private parking, and complimentary air conditioning and Wi-Fi throughout. The interiors are light and bright, with huge high ceilings, and spacious open-plan living. The villa is furnished with contemporary elegance, lots of lovely marble, and modern designer pieces, and decorated in a neutral colour palette of crisp clean whites with shades of beige and grey.

Enter the villa at the ground floor level, where you will find a double-height atrium flooded with natural light and breathtaking picture postcard views. The seating area has a large elephant grey sofa, matching pouffe, contrasting peach armchair, white coffee tables, and a flat-screen television. The adjacent sophisticated white and beige ten-seater dining set is perfect for some splendid indoor entertaining. The black and white kitchen is fully equipped with all the latest built-in appliances that you will need to cater for your holiday, including a preparation island and bar stools. The first of the five bedrooms can be found on the ground floor, with a double bed, sea views, and immediate access to the pool terrace, ideal for those who like a swim before breakfast. Take the marble circular staircase to the first floor, where there are three spacious beautifully-appointed bedrooms, two with double beds, and one with twin beds, all with marble ensuite bathrooms with walk-in showers, and stunning sea view, furnished balconies. On the second floor is the magnificent master bedroom suite, which has a king-size bed, a marble bathroom with a walk-in shower, and a panoramic vista terrace that runs along the front of the villa, furnished with a soft seating set, sun loungers, and best of all a plunge pool, best enjoyed with a glass of champagne.

Access the ground floor terrace from the living space, where you will find the azure blue, step-entry, infinity pool is the star of the show. The pool is surrounded by modern mesh sun loungers and shady parasols, and laze the day away swing chairs. A soft seating area is perfectly positioned under a pergola, the ideal spot for meeting for morning coffee, and sundowner cocktails. Improve your whiff-whaff with a game of ping pong on the table tennis table. Chill out in the recently added separate sea view Jacuzzi. As dusk begins to fall, and the stars come out to shine, sit down to dinner and feast alfresco on local delicacies freshly grilled on the barbeque.

Location

Villa Kaz 1 can be found overlooking the charming harbour town of Kalkan. Nestled in the hillside with sweeping panoramic views, the villa is situated on the Turkish Turquoise Coast, the jewel of the Mediterranean Sea. Kalkan is one hundred and twenty-five kilometres from Dalaman Airport, a scenic journey through the Turkish countryside and Taurus mountains. Originally a Greek enclave called Kalamaki, Ottoman and Hellenic influences can be found in the winding colourful cobbled streets of the old town, full of traditional white-washed houses and home to a plethora of restaurants, cafes and bars, and souvenir shops full of goodies you’ll want to take home.

A short drive will take you into the town of Kalkan, where you can find supermarkets, banks, and a local Thursday market, that can supply all the provisions for a happy holiday. The town of Kalkan reputedly has almost one hundred and fifty restaurants, cafes, and bars, you’ll be spoilt for choice deciding on whether to eat traditional Turkish food or dine on gourmet delights in international establishments. Kalkan is well known for some of the best and most exclusive beach clubs, with bathing platforms, fabulous restaurants, and with full-size swimming pools. Take a trip down to the harbour, where you will find complimentary water taxis to ferry you to a beach club of your choice. Located all around the coastline, from Kalkan Beach Park in Kisla to Kulube at Kalamar Bay, there’s a beach club for everyone.

Have some fun in the sun at family-friendly resorts offering water sports and swimming pools, unwind at exclusive luxury destinations where you will be waited on hand and foot, wine and dine in their on-site sea view restaurants, or lie back and relax whilst enjoying alfresco holistic spa treatments. No stay in Kalkan is complete without a boat trip from the harbour, whether it’s a shared one with family and friends or you charter your own gulet, a day out at sea with your favourite captain and crew, is one to treasure. Ships ahoy for a day of swimming and snorkelling in beautiful bays, enjoy a meal of local homecooked meze, then sail back to the harbour in time for tea. Make memories to last a lifetime aboard a private chartered evening sunset cruise, sail off, cocktail in hand as the sun sets, and dinner is served.

For the beach bunnies, Kalkan has its own pebble beach with easy access into the sea Travel further afield to the stunning Kaputas Beach set in a natural gorge or take a trip to Patara, where you will find twenty kilometres of unspoilt golden sands and a protected area for the hatching sea water Caretta Caretta turtles. For those with itchy feet Villa Ahmet is situated on the Lycian Way walking trail. which cuts through Kalkan. Follow in the footsteps of thousands of years of history, as you trek the trail taking you through major archaeological sites, local villages, dramatic coastlines, and the areas’ flora and fauna. Take a short journey to the town of Kinik, which has the best local Friday market, and where you can step back in time to the Lycian city of Xanthos. Follow the D400 to Fethiye, and discover the historical sites of Patara, Letoon, Tlos, and Pinara, where you can see the ancient ruins, amphitheatres and temples with Lycian, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine influences.

The harbour town of Fethiye is also full of ancient sites worth seeing, as well as a foodie-heaven fish market, and home to some seriously good designer labels and fabulous jewellery shopping. Whilst the nearer town of Kas is just twenty-five kilometres away in the other direction, and well worth the journey alone along one of the world’s most stunning and dramatic coastlines. Pass the new Kas Marina, full of super stylish yachts to the original harbour and working town, with its cobbled streets full of Ottoman architecture and overhanging balconies festooned with pastel coloured bougainvillaea, Barter for unique handmade and antique goods in its many shops, and make memories dining in one of the traditional restaurants serving authentic Turkish cuisine with mesmerising sea views. And if you’re feeling terribly intercontinental, hop on the daily twenty-minute ferry from Kas to the Greek island of Meis, where you can explore the magical Blue Cave and dine by candlelight at the lapping water’s edge.

Getting to and around

Kalkan has become a boutique resort, with cobbled streets and converted Greek houses, which belonged to the Greek merchants before the exchange of population in the 1920’s. Once quiet fishing harbour, these days you are more likely to see traditional wooden gulets taking tourists to soak up rays on the sparkling turquoise Mediterranean. A boat trip is a must-do, from the boat you can snorkel and usually a delicious lunch is prepared on board. Keen walkers should check out the Lycian way for designated walking paths in the area.

You cannot come to this area without spending some time exploring the many Lycian sights, such as Xanthos, Patara, Myra or the sunken city of Kekova.

Patara is said to be where democracy started (they excavated a stone voting block) and is also said to be the birthplace of St Nicholas, who became bishop at nearby Myra. The ruins here include an ancient theatre, city walls, government building, and agora. The lighthouse on the site is said to be the earliest of its kind. Visit Patara in the late afternoon and finish the trip with a drink on the sandy beach watching the amazing sunset.

The Saklikent Gorge is a great place to visit, especially if you want to cool off in the fresh waters whilst walking up the gorge. For the more energetic there are rafts and rings to ride the flowing waters. Further down you can enjoy a day canoeing toward the beach.

Islamlar sits 8 km above Kalkan. Once the place Kalkan folk went to cool off at one of the trout farms built to make use of the mountain’s springs. Today Islamlar houses many a villa, enjoyed by Istanbul Turks who prefer a holiday in slightly cooler and cleaner air. Here the locals grow grapes and pomegranates, but you’ll mainly see the men sat gossiping next to the local teahouse. The trout farms remain a place to come for a wonderful fresh meal, or a breakfast consisting of fresh local fare. The rocket will be the freshest and most tasty you’ve ever had; and the fresh chips cooked in olive oil take some beating.

By night both Kalkan and Kas come alive. Kas has more of a bohemian feel, people ambling through the cobbled streets, passing the ancient tomb in the street, haggling for textiles, carpets and other goodies, maybe stopping for the traditional Turkish ‘maras’ ice cream, a tulip-shaped glass of tea or a wonderful kebab in the shadow of the mosque. Most of the villas in Kas are just out of town on the Cukurbag Peninsula. A reasonable (5km) taxi or Dolmus (local bus) ride into town. Be sure to try the Piyaz, a white bean salad with tahini sauce.

Travelling along the coast towards Kalkan you pass the modern marina, the children’s beach park (run by the local hotel school) and halfway to Kalkan the stunning Kaputas Beach, cut in a gorge with all different shades of turquoise in the sea.

Kalkan is a more sophisticated resort, with the villas built onto the mountainside. Evening are spent enjoying the rooftop restaurants, perched on the top of the old ‘konak’ houses. Then wandering to a seaside bar for a cocktail, after shopping for glass lanterns, Iznik pottery, handbags or pestemel towels. Do visit the ‘pastane’, local patisseries which do the most delicious morning pastries and you must try the ‘Gozleme’ pancakes at the Thursday market.

Other things to do in the area include scuba diving as the visibility is excellent, paragliding, horseriding on Patara Beach or kayaking around the sunken ruins at Kekova.

Nearest Airport: Dalaman Airport (121 km)
Nearest Village: Kalkan (1.4 km)
Nearest Beach: Kalkan Beach (1.7 km)
Nearest Restaurant: Coriander (500 m)
Nearest Supermarket: Migros (500 m)

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