Having visited the numerous sights of Fethiye and its neighbourhood, every traveller must see the twelve islands. This can be done by boat or by hiring a motorboat, independently explore the cosy coves. The trip will allow you to enjoy the magnificent nature and get a lot of pleasure from swimming in the picturesque bays. All twelve islands of different sizes, have marvellous sandy and pebbly deserted beaches and are covered with forests. Gliding along the shore, the pleasure boat will stop at the remains of the stone shipyards where pirate ships used to be repaired and gives you a chance to dip into the cool waters of the many bays.
Usually the first or last stop is at Knight's Island, located opposite Fethiye. In ancient times, this island was used by the Rhodesian Rhodesian knights for defence, hence the name. And indeed, when you're there. you realise that it is the perfect place for a guard post. Now there's a small settlement there's a small settlement, a cafe, a hotel and some holiday homes. Between the island and the mainland, there's a regular dolmushi boat service.
Next on the course will definitely be the island of Kyzylada (Red Island). Its The island got its name due to an interesting optical effect - the coastal pebbles and sand in the rays of the setting sun acquire a reddish hue. The only structure on the island is a rather old lighthouse. The eastern part of the island is sheltered from the winds and is an excellent place for swimming.
To the north-west of Red Island is Delictash, which consists of of several closely spaced small islets. Snorkelling enthusiasts love this place. The place is much more beautiful underwater than above it.
The next cluster of islands is called Jassidja. There are only four islands and they're so close together that each one can easily be reached easily swim to each one from a neighbouring one. The distance between the closest islands is only 12 metres. Their main attractions are a sandy promontory jutting out into the sea and a and a cosy, tiny natural pool are on the largest of the islands. You can walk along the shore if you wish, but it's best to bring sports shoes. athletic shoes.
Zeitin Island is located north of the Jassidja Islands and is privately owned and is privately owned. A small olive oil factory was built here in Ottoman times, which is still in operation today.
Tersane Island is the largest island of the bay. During the Ottoman Empire, but after their deportation, only a few old houses and a church remain. You can also see the ruins of a fortress. In the past, the shallow bays of the island were used for building ships, which is the reason for its second name - Shipyard Island. In the bays of Yaz (summer) and Kysh (winter) ships and yachts on pleasure cruises often stop. There is a bay so shallow that it may look like a lake on an island. On the north-west of the island is Tashyaka Bay. This is where the artist Bedri Rahmi painted a fish on one of the rocks.
Domuz Island is also called Prince Island. It was once home to a large of wild boars. The harbour of this island is sheltered from the winds and is a favourite place for ships to drop anchor. To the north of Domuz Island is Göbyun Bay. It has a very narrow entrance and is a long corridor surrounded by olive and pine trees. If you go ashore at the most extreme point of the bay, you can see ancient ruins and rock tombs. However, the boats that make daily trips here are very rare.
No pleasure boat passes Hamam Bay. They come here for swimming and lunch, and sometimes even stay overnight. Very close to the marina there are fragments of the walls of a Byzantine monastery. On the island you can a pleasant walk through the forest or along the shore. An excellent excursion would be a great excursion would be to climb Mount Javansu, where the ruins of the ancient city of Lidai are located. В Cleopatra's Hamam, you can walk waist-deep in water on muddy stones.
The bay of Cleopatra's baths, surrounded by pine forests, has a very beautiful dark blue colour of the water, turning light blue in places. The bay is quite large, and it's named for the Romanesque baths given to Queen Cleopatra by her close friends. They discovered a hot underwater spring in this part of the bay. The water here is very good for the skin, containing many beneficial trace elements such as calcium and magnesium. Perhaps these marvellous shores were part of an offering that the ally and lover Antony made to Cleopatra, giving her the rich regions of Crete and Cilicia.
Opposite the city of Gosec is a group of islands that are very very close to each other. In the middle of the long sandy part of the largest island of this group is a salt lake. From the largest island to the smallest smallest island can be reached by an elevation, the depth here being only one and a half metres.
A trip along the twelve islands of the bay is bound to be a very romantic and educational experience. The islands and tiny islets, the small bays and the green shores, the healing air and the Turkish music that accompanies you on this trip, creates a sense of fabulousness and familiarity. This trip will make you feel like a fairy tale and will remain in your memory for a long time.
