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Türkbükü
,
close to Bodrum,
is known as the St Tropez
of Turkey, where pop stars,
footballers and models stroll
the boardwalk filled with
posh bars and restaurants.
Indeed, model Kate Moss
was spotted here last
year. There’s no beach,
so everyone prostrates
their polished bodies on
a wooden deck stretching
out into the sea. Stay at the
Ada Hotel (adahotel.com),
an elegantly rustic stone-
walled boutique hotel with a
stunning hammam.
The
WOW Kremlin
Palace
boasts brash
recreations of
everything from St
Basil’s Cathedral to
the Bolshoi Theatre.
Ironically, fewer
Russians stay here than
at many Antalya hotels.
wowhotels.com
The 464-room
Adam
&
Eve
claims to have
more mirrors than any
other hotel (many on
ceilings), free condoms
in the bathroom and
an Angel Service
(
women dressed as
angels). Ooh-er.
adamevehotels.com
The 640-room
Rixos
Premium Belek
claims
to be Europe’s first
seven-star hotel – if
10
tennis courts and
160
designer shops
aren’t enough, there’s
a dolphin show with
a karaoke-singing
walrus.
rixos.com
The airy, whitewashed
Marmara Antalya
claims to be the
world’s first revolving
hotel: 24 rooms in its
Revolving Loft rotate
360
o
every seven
hours for views of the
sea and mountains.
themarmarahotels.com
...
But Antalya does
have some wacky hotels
Kale is a beautiful village
,
which you
can only get to by fishing boat from
Üçagiz in the Antalya Province – with
its rickety shorefront jetties, quaint
restaurants and cottages draped in
bougainvillea, it’s one of the most
charming spots on the Turkish Riviera,
topped off with a ruined castle. Stay at
Nesrin’s Bademli Ev (+90 242 874 2170),
a friendly B&B surrounded by greenery,
plus shaded balconies overlooking
the sea.
Set in a gorgeous environmentally
protected area
,
Dalyan – 40 minutes
fromDalaman Airport – is surrounded
by ancient ruins and wetlands that are
home to everything from storks to the
endangered loggerhead turtle. Head
to the Iztuzu sandbar, a 5km stretch of
white sand and tranquil sea, or check
out the local mud baths and warm
sulphur pools. Stay at the farmhouse-
like Aydos Club boutique hotel, on the
Dalyan River
aydosclub.com
It’s not all big
resorts…
Where
to spot a
celeb
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In the know
The Turkish Riviera boasts
two of the Seven Wonders
of the Ancient World: the
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
and the Temple of Artemis
at Ephesus. They’re ruins
–
of the rest, only the
Pyramids of Giza still stand,
while others have been
destroyed by earthquakes
and fires.
Total volume of
the world’s Seven
Wonders combined
The
pyramids’
volume
Total volume
of the other
six wonders
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