I love holidays to Turkey and in particular to the Turquoise Coast. We fly to Dalaman airport and then usually head south and over the years we have stayed at Gocek which is the first resort you come across. Secondly is Calis Beach and then the large city of Fethiye. Heading up into the Babadag mountain range is the very British resort of Hisaronu known as Little London by the locals and on the other side of the mountain pass is the beautiful blue lagoon of Olu Deniz. We have stayed in all of these resorts over the years. We have avoided Hisaronu as we have thought it too brash but this year I found an incredibly cheap holiday staying right in the centre and we decided to book this on the basis that it is in the centre of these other resorts so ideally placed for sight seeing.
We have had a great holiday and although we still feel that Hisaronu is brash we have come to appreciate that it has been an ideal spot for our holiday wants and we have decided that will return again to this resort some time in the future.
We have had a great holiday and although we still feel that Hisaronu is brash we have come to appreciate that it has been an ideal spot for our holiday wants and we have decided that will return again to this resort some time in the future.
Our hotel, the Hisar Holiday Club was clean, comfortable and had a great swimming pool which always had plenty of available sun beds. It was in the centre of the resort so handy for the many restaurants, bars and shops. It was not too noisy at night although I was woken A couple of times by people returning in the early hours in high spirits but I easily fell asleep again and so this was not too much trouble.
Our highlight this holiday was a trip to the top of Babadag mountain to watch the paragliders take off for their journey down to Olu Deniz. We caught the local bus and paid just £4.25 return for the 40 minute trip to the top and return journey. At the top of the mountain it was warm, sunny and the air was so sweet smelling. Their is a fabulous cafe restaurant at the top with prices the same as in Hisaronu and Olu Deniz. We sat and drank in the view and some icy cold beers for a while. The view down to Olu Deniz and over to Gocek was breathtaking as was watching the paragliders.
We also visited Kayakoy which is a deserted ghost village on the hillside around 4km from Hisaronu. This was a Greek village that was abandoned by the Greeks in the 1930's. It is an interesting place to wander around and there are some lovely restaurants at the bottom of the hillside to have a relaxing meal and drink.
The weather was initially hot with the occasional cloud and during the holiday it became hotter so that towards the end of our break it was hitting 34C. We spent a fair amount of time in the shade at the end of our holiday as this was getting a little too warm for me but we both have tans and feel relaxed. The only downside is now having to sort out all the holiday laundry and taming our garden which has grown like a jungle while we have been away.
Where do you go for your holidays?
We also visited Kayakoy which is a deserted ghost village on the hillside around 4km from Hisaronu. This was a Greek village that was abandoned by the Greeks in the 1930's. It is an interesting place to wander around and there are some lovely restaurants at the bottom of the hillside to have a relaxing meal and drink.
The weather was initially hot with the occasional cloud and during the holiday it became hotter so that towards the end of our break it was hitting 34C. We spent a fair amount of time in the shade at the end of our holiday as this was getting a little too warm for me but we both have tans and feel relaxed. The only downside is now having to sort out all the holiday laundry and taming our garden which has grown like a jungle while we have been away.
Where do you go for your holidays?
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