Thirty-five miles east from Bodrum with pine down to the water on the north shore and nothing but mountain on the south. A no-take marine reserve since 2010, which is why there are still fish.
The golden sand is oolitic and genuinely unusual on this coast. You may not carry a grain of it off the beach and there are wardens who check. Anchor off, tender in, and go early.
Three lobes of water behind a hidden entrance, which is why a Royal Navy squadron used it in 1944 without being seen. No road in. One restaurant on the north lobe.
A cluster of islets with channels you can thread if you read the chart. Best snorkelling in the gulf. Pick your night carefully: it funnels in a strong westerly.
A working village with three restaurants on the water and a folk song written about it. Sheltered from the meltemi, exposed if it ever comes round to the south.
The clearest water within an hour of Bodrum — you can read the anchor at eight metres. Thirty day boats between eleven and three, and nobody at all after five.
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