Patara Beach and Ancient City: Travel Guide

Patara Beach, Turkey. It is the second longest beach after the 14-kilometer Hatay – Samandağı Beach.

Patara Beach, with a length of 12 kilometers, is approximately 60 kilometers from Kaş, within the borders of the village of Gelemis. One of the most important features of Patara Beach is that it is the spawning area of ​​endangered caretta carettas. After 19.00 in the evening, the right to use the beach passes to them. In addition, we recommend that you act cautiously if you are going to swim in the region, as the Traconya fish, which lives under the sands in the sea, also damage it when stepped on with bare feet. The sand of Patara is fine and believed to be healing. Since the region is windy in all seasons, swimming is a bit troublesome and perhaps it is not a very popular beach for swimming because of this feature. The beach takes its name from the ancient city nearby. This city, whose history dates back to the 5th century BC, became one of the leading cities of the Lycian League and later of Rome.

The width of the beach can reach up to 200-300 meters in some places. Due to this wide beach, Yeşilçam movies hosted desert scenes in its time. If you are interested in both enjoying the beach and historical places, you can choose this place to visit Patara Ruins.

Patara is one of the places visited by thousands of local and foreign tourists every year due to its location in the Mediterranean. One of the reasons for this interest is the ancient city of Patara, which is very close to the beach and gives its name here. The sea of ​​Patara Beach is quite shallow. The sand on the beach is fine. In the area where the beach is, the wind is never missing. Therefore, if you want to do windsurfing, Patara Beach will be very convenient for you. Patara Beach is under protection as it is among the spawning areas of caretta carettas. In order to prevent the sand on the beach from being carried to the ancient city by the wind, embankments were built in the area. Patara Beach is a place where you can see nudists and naturists swimming naked and sunbathing on the beach when you go to Kaş. In addition, you can get rid of your pain by curing sand on the sand, which is a kind of microorganism that is an indicator of the cleanliness of the seas. The sea of ​​Patara, where the waves never subside, can tire you out by making it difficult for you to swim, even in this shallow water. If you want the crashing waves to create a massage effect, you can lie down where the waves hit the shore and enjoy the atmosphere.

Patara Ancient City

Patara Beach is located near the ancient city and takes its name from here. This ancient city in the town of Kalkan is a Lycian city in the past. This city, which is very important for Lycia, also undertook the duty of capital in its period. Being one of the six cities of the Lycian union with three voting rights is among the factors that make Patara important. Lycian union meetings were also held in the parliament building here. It is known in history that Alexander the Great besieged this city. The port of the village was among the important points due to the grain storage and shipping. Granarium, one of the three grain warehouses in the Eastern Mediterranean, was also located here. The city, which continued its development in the Byzantine period after the Lycian State, is also considered important by the Christian world. According to a rumor, Saint Nicholas, known as Santa Claus, is also from Patara. You can visit the ruins between 08:00 and 19:00 between April 15 and October 2, and between 08:00 and 17:00 between October 3 and April 14.

Patara Beach Hotels

There are various hotels with different price options about 2 kilometers from Patara Beach. If you want to stay instead of going for the day, you can choose the hotel that suits you. Here are a few of the alternatives you can go for:

Patara Sun Club: Adres: Antalya – Kaş – Patara (Gelemiş Köyü), Merkez Mevki – Kapı No: 105a, Telefon: 0534 810 55 45

Golden Pansiyon: Adres: Gelemiş Köyü, Patara/Kaş/Antalya Telefon: (0242) 843 51 62

Patara Delfin Hotel:. Adres: Gelemiş mah. no:7 Kaş/ Antalya Telefon: (0242) 843 51 20

Pataros Hotel: Adres: Merkez Mevkii, Kaş Telefon: (0242) 843 52 35

Villa Lycian City: Adres: Kalkan Mahallesi, Milli Egemenlik Cd Portakal Çiçeği Sk, Antalya Telefon: (0242) 844 10 77

Neruda Pansiyon: Adres: Kalkan Mahallesi, no 48, Gül Sk., Kaş/Antalya Telefon: 0533 381 57 40

Patara Beach Transportation

Plane: If you choose the airline to go to Patara Beach, you have to fly to Dalaman. From here, you may need to rent a car.

By Car: After arriving in Dalaman, on the way from Fethiye to Kalkan, if you pass Kalkan and take the Gelemis road, the approximately 4-kilometer road in front of you will take you to Patara.

Minibus: To get on the minibus, you must first arrive in Gelemis by bus. If you come by bus up to the Gelemis road, you can get off here and choose the Patara minibuses passing through Fethiye or Kaş.

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