Fethiye, Ölüdeniz

Ölüdeniz is a neighborhood in the Fethiye district of Muğla province. Ölüdeniz beach was chosen as the most beautiful beach in the world in 2006 with 82% of votes.

The town is quite developed in terms of tourism. The land of light and sun in the Lycians, known as the “Far Land” in the Middle Ages, is located on the Teke Peninsula in the southwest of Anatolia. It is one of the abalone (lagoon) formations in Turkey.

Ölüdeniz is a character name like stagnant lake. While the shores of Belcekız are struggling with waves on the stormiest days, only flutters occur in Ölüdeniz.

However, Ölüdeniz, which seems to be stagnant, renews itself almost every day for three invisible reasons. The first of these is the intense spring water outlets in Ölüdeniz, creating a current from inside to the open sea at the bottom. Secondly, there is a continuous circulation in and out of the open sea due to the salt difference created by these spring waters. Thirdly, the sea rises and falls by half a meter on average every two or three days with the effect of tide. This provides a large amount of sea water inlet and outlet.

It became a municipality on November 16, 1992, and turned into a town. On November 12, 2012, it became a neighborhood with the law numbered 6360 adopted by the Parliament.

Gemiler Island

It is in the west of Ölüdeniz town and approximately 7 km away. M.S. on the island 5-13. There are houses, warehouses, cisterns and church ruins belonging to the Byzantine and Roman periods, which are understood to have been built in the centuries. Gemiler Island is one of the historical values that should be protected.

The road that crosses the hill behind Kaya Mahallesi leads you to another beauty, Gemiler Bay, surrounded by olive and pine trees. Across the Gemiler Bay, the covered St. Nicholas (Gemiler Island) by boat and you can see ruins from the Byzantine period. It is understood from the finds unearthed during the excavations started in 1990 by a Japanese Archeology Committee together with the Fethiye Museum, that the island was an important visitor center in the early Christian period and that the sea saint Nicholas lived on this island.

Butterfly Valley

It got this name because of the billions of butterflies found on the rocks, trunks and leaves of trees in the rocky and pine valley, which was declared a 1st degree natural site on February 8, 1995 and closed to all kinds of construction.

Access to the valley is provided by boats departing from the beach in Ölüdeniz.

Paragliding in Ölüdeniz

The adventure, which started from Babadağ at an altitude of 1969 meters, accompanied by an experienced pilot, ends at Belcekiz beach after a 30-40 minute flight. You can reach the flight point at an altitude of 1700 meters by jeeps. 25 km of dirt and bumpy road takes 50 minutes. If the wind is not enough at 1700 meters, it is increased to 1900 meters. By wearing overalls and helmets, one sits on the harness (seat) attached to the pilot and the parachute, when the pilot pulls the parachute, the parachutes swell, open and rise with a few steps and start flying. Experienced pilots can go up to 3500 meters high with paragliding and stay in the air for five hours.