This pretty mountain village in Turkey is located just above Kalkan Bay, at an altitude of 400 metres, with spectacular views towards the bay and Patara Beach. It is a place of bucolic tranquillity, rustic architecture and the dramatic backdrop of the Taurus Mountains – and to live in Islamlar is to experience a way of life truly unchanged in centuries. Life in Islamlare — it is a traditional, untouched by centuries everyday life, combined with modern trend of resort towns, with beach clubs and restaurants.
The protected beach of Patara – it is a fine sands, a home to the Caretta caretta turtle and the hub of Fethiye. There are plenty of walking paths around the village including the Lycian Way, and the walking in the mountains.
Kalkan is only in a 15 minutes drive downhill, this is more than the usual resort town, it attracts travelers looking for not only a beach holiday. Along the coast of Turkey, there is no such Kalkan town.