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Turkey is rich in landscapes and historical sites and must not be discovered in a hurry. Before or after your stay at L’ Orangeraie, you can choose other destinations. We can advise you on the itineraries and possible hotels. Particularly for the following destinations we can guarantee an interesting trip and a quality welcome and stay. These destinations linked to your stay at L’Orangeraie can be organized depending on your available time and budget.
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One week in Kas
Kas is not very far from Finike, about an hour and a half drive, but is totally different as it is somewhat similar to fashion seaside resorts. From Kas you can discover Kalkan, Patara, Xanthos … and the Greek island of Castelorizo nearby.
Kas is a beautiful place, one of the loveliest of the coast, particularly on the peninsula where is located the Diva hotel with a splendid view on the islands.
Hayriye and Osman welcome you from May to November. Osman speaks fluent english.
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One week in Cappadocia
Cappadocia does not need an introduction. One week’s stay is necessary to really begin to discover it. Cappadocia is renowned for its valleys with the fairy chimneys and its numerous chapels and monasteries dating back to the early days of Christendom, and for certain underground cities of mysterious origin.
Ersoy will welcome you at his hotel Lale Saray at Uçhisar, one of the finest and most comfortable in the region, overlooking the valley of Göreme and Zelve. He will make you discover the most beautiful sites either on foot or on horseback.
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One week in Antalya
Antalya is a major city but in the old town going down to the harbour, you will find a great number of charming little hotels or pretty boarding houses. Antalya would be a great basis for a week of excursions in the neighbourhood which is exceptionally rich in historical sites and beautiful landscapes: |
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Aspendos and its antic theatre, one of the most beautiful of the mediterranean region. |
Perge with its baths and agora. |
Termessos and its theatre on the slope of the mountain and its necropolis.
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30 kilometres from Antalya is located the tourist centre of Belek with its five international 18-hole golf courses by the sea. In the direct vicinity are around thirty four-or five-star hotels to accommodate you. According to your tastes and budget, we can organize an “à la carte” stay in this agreeable town where, by the way, you will be able to shop to your heart’s content.
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From Finike to Istanbul
If you have the time, a journey by car from Finike to Istanbul will enable you to discover inside Turkey which is not less interesting than the coastal area.
A ten-day trip will bring you to the white cliffs of Pamukkale, to the ancient Greek city of Aphrodisias, to Izmir, to the little Foça harbour, to the charming fishing harbour of Assos, to Iznik, the ancient Nicea where one of the first Catholic Councils was held, and to Bursa the silk city.
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Dalyan and the lake Bafa
You will need about a week for the excursion to Dalyan and Lake Bafa taking into account the drive from and back to L’Orangeraie. On the way to or back, you will have the opportunity to discover the sites of Kalkan and Xanthos on the road to Dalyan, then according to your historical appetite Stratonikos, Euromos, Labraunda on the road to Lake Bafa.
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Dalyan is an old fishing harbour at the end of a beautiful lagoon linking lake Köycegiz and the sea. You arrive at the end of the afternoon and spend the next day visiting the lagoon on a fishing boat and will pass by a beautiful Lycian necropolis. Lunch can be served on the beach and will consist of a delicious barbecue of blue crabs of Dalyan.
One day’s journey will then take you to Lake Bafa, a natural bird reserve where you will have a quiet dinner in one of the only two boarding houses of the village. Your host can organize a walk in the mountains to discover ancient Byzantine monasteries with their rock drawings.
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In the afternoon you can discover by boat the lake and its birds.
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And more...
The choice is almost endless.
To the West, Ephese, Millet, Didyme, Pergame...
To the East the giant heads of Nemrut Dag, the Tiger and Euphrate rivers, Harran the city of Abraham...
To the North, the Black Sea, the ancient Trabizon, the Hittite sites, the Ankara museum...
...and Istanbul worth one whole week.
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Come once in Turkey and you will come back.
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