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About KoycegizThis is a small pretty town on the northern edge of KÖYCEGIZ Gölü lake. Apart from the lake, an excellent pension and a handful of restaurants, there is little else in this sleepy town. But there is however plenty to do. If strolling along the lakeshore, or reading in one of the shady tea gardens sounds too dull and boring, you can take the pension bicycles for an outing. A 7 km trip north (about 40 mins.) and a short hike will take you to the waterfall (you can alternatively take the dolmus). The waterfall is an excellent place to cool down after the ride. Great jumping possibilities for those daredevils! If that sounds too energetic, take one of the daily boat excursions. From the boat you can see the ancient ruins of Caunos set high on a cliff overlooking Dalyan village. Caunos which dates back to 9th century BC became an important city and the ruins include tombs, parts of an acropolis and other structures (baths, a basilica, defensive walls). The people of Caunos were said to be famous for their yellow skin and eyes as a result of malaria. Between May and September, if you are lucky, you might spot a loggerhead turtle (caretta caretta) on Iztuzu beach, an excellent beach for swimming. The turtles use the beach as a nesting site laying their eggs (up to 120) at night in the sand. At the thermal baths (Sultanate Kaplicalari) the hot mineral waters are rich in calcium, sulphur, iron, nitrates, potassium and other mineral salts and are said to be good for skin complaints. Or get a mud body pack at the mud baths. They are claimed to increase male potency and cure rheumatism and gynecological problems. A short taxi ride from Köycegiz and you can visit Beyobasi village where there are 2 superb wooden platform restaurants built over the river. Feast yourself on trout or roasted lamb. The Lycians were an independent-minded race of people
believed to be of Cretan origin. They settled and defended the wide
peninsula between present-day Fethiye and Antalya from around 1400
BC. They had their own unique language, still to be seen on
inscriptions and still not yet fully understood, but the most
remarkable feature that they left behind are the uniquely styled
rock tombs that can be found all around the area.
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