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The Turquoise Riviera

The Turquoise Riviera Travel Guide

The Turquoise Riviera is just as stunning as the name suggests, with luminous blue-green ocean waves lapping at isolated coves and beaches that range from multicolored polished marble pebbles to miles of yellow sand. Spectacular archaeological ruins are never far away.

This part of Turkey's coast is home to some of the country's most iconic beaches—like Ölüdeniz, Patara, and Iztuzu—it's also the place to find spectacular ruins from ancient cities of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine origin. Termessos, known as the Eagle's Nest, is said to have defied Alexander the Great because he was daunted by its height, and the Roman theater ins Apsendos rivals the Colisseum in Rome.

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Top Reasons to Go
Getting Oriented
Booking a Local Tour
Blue Cruising
Specialty Tours
Contacts

Places to Explore

Adana
Alanya
Anamur
Antakya (Antioch)
Antalya
Dalyan
Datça Peninsula
Demre (Kale)
Eski Datça and Reshadiye
Fethiye
Finike and Arycanda
Göcek
Kalkan
Kas
Kaya
Kiz Kalesi
Knidos
Marmaris
Ölüdeniz
Olympos and Çirali
Patara
Phaselis
Side
Silifke
Simena and Kekova Sound
Tarsus
Termessos
Tlos

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